Dialog+ Hemodialysis machines: Dialog A + 1 Blood Pump 120V Product Code 710200K Serial # >202169 and < 203249 The Dialog+ can be used for implementing and monitoring hemodialysis treatments for patients with acute or chronic kidney failure. The system can be used in hospital, health center and outpatient dialysis center settings when prescribed by a Physician. The following types of renal replacement therapy can be carried out with the system: Hemodialysis (HD) with or without phases of pure

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This FDA Devices action (record #Z-1532-2016) was formally reported on May 11, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on April 1, 2016. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. B Braun Medical Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Bethlehem, PA. Federal records indicate 40 units units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Potential leakage of conductivity sensors of the Dialog Dialysis machines. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Nationwide Distribution to ND, OH, CA, VA, FL, LA, SC, IL, UT, AZ, KY, IA, WI, OK, TN, SD, AL, NJ, TX, NM, NY, KS, WA, MO, CO, PA, CT, DE, GA, MD, VA, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas USVI. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.