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Fresenius Medical Care 5008X Blood Tubing Sets

5008X Blood Tubing Set may have connection issues that can cause online port errors.

What happened

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., of Waltham, Massachusetts, is recalling the 5008X Blood Tubing Set, 24 units per case, because of potential for Online Port Errors due to connection issues when connecting the SafeLine of the 5008X CAREset to the substitution fluid port of the 5008X CAREsystem.

The recall includes the 5008X HD Pre-Flush Standard Blood Tubing Set, 5008X HD Pre-Flush With Twister Blood Tubing Set, 5008X HD/HDF Standard Blood Tubing Set, 5008X HD/HDF With CLiC Blood Tubing Set, and 5008X HD/HDF With Twister Blood Tubing Set.

The company began the recall on May 11, 2026. The product was distributed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is yours affected?

Affected if its UDI-DI and lot code are listed under that product.

A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.

  1. 03-5110-6

    UDI-DI
    • 00840861102556
    • 00840861102518
    • 00840861102532
    • 00840861102525
    Lot code
    • 26BR01177
    • 03-5300-3
    • 26BR01184
    • 26BR01202
    • 26CR01025
    • 26CR01039
    • 26CR01803
    • 26BR01185
    • 26BR01214
    • 26CR01026
    • 26CR01040
    • 26CR01804
    • 26BR01188
    • 26BR01215
    • 26CR01027
    • 26CR01041
    • 26DR01134
    • 26BR01189
    • 26BR01805
    • 26CR01029
    • 26CR01043
    • 26BR01201
    • 26CR01003
    • 26CR01034
    • 26CR01800
    • 03-5300-3C
    • 26CR01018
    • 26CR01020
    • 26DR01129
    • 26DR01150
    • 26CR01019
    • 26CR01021
    • 26DR01130
    • 26DR01151
    • 03-5350-8
    • 26CR01017
    • 26DR01077
    • 26DR01079
    • 26DR01080
  2. 03-5160-1

  3. 03-5300-3

  4. 03-5300-3C

  5. 03-5350-8

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Waltham, Massachusetts
Risk

Moderate risk

Using it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
99061
Recall number
Z-2702-2026
Quantity recalled
113,544 units (4,731 cases)

All recalls from Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 3, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)