Baxter Recalls Duo-Vent Solution Sets
Baxter Healthcare Corporation issued a Class I recall of Duo-Vent Solution Sets after customer reports of air bubbles in the drip chamber and tubing.
Baxter International (BAX) recalled Baxter Duo-Vent Solution Sets and Male Luer Lock Adapters in a Class I action the FDA logged on Aug. 19, 2026.
The recalling firm was Baxter Healthcare Corporation, under recall number Z-2766-2026. The product code was 1C8507, in the Solution Administration Sets category. Baxter received customer reports of air bubbles in the drip chamber and tubing when a pressure cuff is in use or when the tubing is flushed at the fully open position. The agency listed the status as ongoing, the basis as voluntary and firm-initiated, and distribution as U.S. nationwide with no overseas consignees.
Baxter appointed John Rogers as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1, 2026. Rogers, 58, was joining from Smith+Nephew plc, where he had served as CFO since 2024 after beginning as CFO-designate in 2023. Before Smith+Nephew, he was CFO of WPP plc from 2020 to 2023 and held leadership roles at J Sainsbury plc, including as CEO of Sainsbury’s Argos from 2016 to 2019 and as CFO of Sainsbury’s from 2010 to 2016.
Rogers’s target direct compensation would include an annual base salary of $925,000, a target annual bonus of 100% of base, and participation in the annual equity program beginning with the 2027 grant, with a target annual equity value of $4,000,000. He would also receive two off-cycle equity awards tied to unvested awards from his prior employer and a sign-on bonus of $2,827,629, repayable if he leaves or is terminated within 12 months of his start date.
The 8-K also furnished a press release dated Aug. 19, 2026, announcing the appointment. The information in that item would not be deemed filed under Section 18 of the Exchange Act except as expressly incorporated.
The recall remained ongoing as of the FDA record, with the firm-initiated action covering U.S. nationwide distribution.