BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION 2026-04-08 Health serious FDA
Health · FDA · Recall #FDA-Z-1658-2026
BD Kiestra" ReadA; Catalog No.: 446948. Recall
Issued April 8, 2026 · BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION
In April 2026, BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION recalled the BD Kiestra" ReadA; Catalog No.: 446948., a serious health recall reported by the FDA.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
In certain situations, following a system reboot, one or more modules may have become unreachable via the remote connectivity interface. When this occurred, there was potential for delays in plate retrieval from the incubator while connectivity was restored. This issue was intermittent and did not affect test results, performance of the assay, or sample integrity.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using BD Kiestra" ReadA; Catalog No.: 446948. right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION to arrange your voluntary. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Voluntary):
Recall details
- Brand
- BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION
- Category
- Health
- Recall date
- April 8, 2026
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Domestic: KS, MD, MN, NJ, TX, VA; International: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ku
- Recall number
- FDA-Z-1658-2026
- Made in
- Netherlands
- Issuing agency
- FDA
In context
- BD KIESTRA LAB AUTOMATION has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 3,576 Health recalls in our database.
- This is the 356th Health recall we've logged in 2026.