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FDAClass II · Medical device · Recalled July 8, 2026
Adapter for Head Positioning recall — Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Hazard: The Adapter for Head Positioning accessory may become loose during patient positioning and unintentionally move when used in conjunction with the side rails of the Upper Back Section H V U component on Baxter operating tables.
Class II: may cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.
View the official FDA enforcement record (openFDA) ↗
- Official recall ID
- Z-2638-2026
- Brand
- Baxter Healthcare
- Classification
- Class II
- Units affected
- 13 units
- Recall status
- Ongoing
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
Description
Adapter for Head Positioning, Model/Catalog Number: 1739994, when used in conjunction with the side rails of the Upper Back Section H V U component (product code 1909813) on Baxter operating tables
Affected products
Companies & origin
- Recalling firm location
- Deerfield, IL, United States
- Firm address
- 1 Baxter Pkwy, N/A, 60015-4625
Identifying details (verbatim from the notice)
- Product codes / lots
- Lot Code: Product Code: 1739994 UDI-DI: 00887761972780 Serial Numbers: 109931797, 109931798, 109931799, 109943588, 109943590, 109948550, 109964963, 109964964, 109964969, 109964970, 109964971, 109980700, and 110006694
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of Minnesota, Maryland, and Pennsylvania and the countries of Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arabia Emrites, Ukraine, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru.
- Firm notified the public via
- Letter
- FDA event ID
- 98833
- Recall initiated
- April 21, 2026
- FDA classified
- July 1, 2026
- FDA report date
- July 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration. This page mirrors the official public-domain record verbatim;
the linked government source is authoritative. Source last checked July 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC.
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