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FreeStyle Libre Reader, REF: 71936-01, 71937-01, 71938-01 a component of the FreeStyle Libre 14 Day Flash Glucose Mon... — FDA record Z-1274-2023

Reported ongoing

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Feb 13, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.

What the record says

Product: FreeStyle Libre Reader, REF: 71936-01, 71937-01, 71938-01 a component of the FreeStyle Libre 14 Day Flash Glucose Monitoring System
Reason: Lithium-ion batteries in glucose monitoring system readers may swell, overheat, or pose fire hazard. Only use the charging cable/power adapter included with readers. Do not use reader if it is damaged, cracked, swelling, too hot to hold, it will no longer hold charge, or it fails Reader Test. Do not use other chargers. User Manual update includes instructions on reader safe storage, charging, use.
Classification: Class I
Recalling firm: Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
Quantity: 1,373,311
Agency-reported status: Ongoing
Source record identifier: Z-1274-2023

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What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.

Lot and product identifiers

Label field	Details supplied by the agency
Lot, code or applicability	REF/UDI-DI/Lot: 71936-01/357599000981/01C083D, 02C054D, 03C033D, 03B356D, 01B320D, 03B266D, 02B250D, 02B181D, 01B161D, 01B096D, 05B081D, 03B035D, 02A314D, 02A238D, 02A191D, 01A160D, 03A132D, 01A093D, 02A085D, 01A074D, 02A064D, 02A063D, 02A016D, 04Z351D, 01Z318D, 01Z282D, 01Z246D, 04Z191D, 03Z178D, 03Z151D, 03Z128D, 05Z115D, 03Z057D; 71937-01/357599000974/02B099D, 01B082D, 02A098D, 03A097D, 02A094D, 02A092D, 03A093D, 04A091D, 01A091D, 02A056D, 01A055D, 05A050D, 01A049D, 01Z360D, 01Z352D, 01Z346D, 02Z346D, 01Z344D, 02Z339D, 01Z338D, 03Z337D, 03Z336D, 03Z318D, 01Z311D, 03Z309D, 01Z305D, 05Z304D, 03Z303D, 02Z290D, 03Z290D, 02Z289D, 03Z246D, 01Z238D, 02Z178D, 03Z177D, 02Z177D, 03Z172D, 05Z172D, 02Z163D, 02Z151D, 03Z116D, 01Z116D, 01Z102D, 04Z083D, 02Z057D, 01Z056D, 02Z036D, 01Z024D, 01Y861D, 02Y854D, 03Y845D, 02Y845D, 01Y845D, 03Y839D, 01Y838D, 06Y830D, 03Y820D, 01Y820D, 02Y811D, 03Y811D, 01Y811D, 06Y795D, 05Y795D, 02Y791D, 03Y790D, 02Y789D, 01Y782D, 02Y782D, 01Y781D, 01Y776D, 01Y763D, 02Y762D, 02Y763D; 71938-01/357599002008/04C216D, 02C189D, 04C160D, 01C116D, 04C059D, 01C045D, 01C040D, 01C041D, 01C038D, 02C040D, 01C037D, 02C028D, 02C025D, 02C020D, 02C021D, 02C014D, 03C007D, 02B344D, 03B348D, 01B347D, 01B344D, 03B341D, 01B324D, 01B322D, 03B321D, 02B317D, 02B308D, 04B308D, 01B307D, 03B289D, 01B287D, 01B286D, 02B280D, 01B265D, 01B256D, 02B254D, 01B252D, 02B252D, 02B242D, 03B237D, 01B235D, 01B218D, 01B216D, 04B211D, 01B209D, 02B202D, 01B202D, 03B194D, 01B194D, 02B190D, 03B190D, 01B189D, 01B190D, 02B189D, 05B187D, 02B187D, 01B166D, 01B167D, 02B167D, 01B165D, 01B162D, 03B160D, 01B159D, 03B158D, 01B152D, 02B152D, 02B148D, 01B148D, 01B146D, 02B146D, 01B145D, 04B134D, 01B134D, 01B130D, 03B127D, 07B120D, 02B106D, 02B105D, 03B105D, 05B099D, 03B090D, 04B090D, 01B081D, 04B076D, 02B070D, 02B074D, 02B068D, 02B067D, 02B065D, 01B063D, 02B062D, 03B062D, 04B040D, 01B040D, 01B034D, 01B035D, 03B034D, 02B027D, 02B026D, 01B015D, 04B015D, 01B013D, 03B012D, 04B012D, 01B012D, 03B009D, 01A366D, 01A351D, 01A347D, 02A339D, 01A338D, 01A337D, 01A329D, 01A324D, 02A324D, 02A317D, 03A317D, 04A302D, 01A279D, 03A279D, 06A277D, 01A262D, 02A261D, 01A248D, 01A247D, 03A244D, 04A244D, 01A240D, 04A238D, 01A238D, 04A232D, 01A232D, 03A224D, 04A197D, 04A196D, 01A196D, 01A197D, 03A191D, 01A188D, 01A178D, 01A181D, 02A181D, 03A181D, 02A176D, 05A176D, 01A175D, 02A175D, 03A176D, 04A176D, 05A168D, 02A164D, 02A141D, 02A142D, 04A140D, 04A142D, 02A140D, 01A137D, 01A136D, 02A136D, 01A135D, 01A134D, 01A132D, 02A133D, 01A133D, 06A132D, 01A125D, 02A125D, 04A122D, 03A122D, 01A121D, 02A120D, 01A120D, 02A118D, 02A119D, 01A116D, 02A115D, 01A104D, 01A100D, 04A099D, 02A099D, 01A094D, 01A097D, 02A097D, 01A092D, 03A092D, 04A090D, 05A090D, 03A079D, 04A079D, 03A077D, 04A077D, 01A076D, 03A072D, 04A064D, 01A064D, 05A059D, 01A059D, 04A058D, 05A058D, 01A057D, 02A057D, 03A056D, 03A050D, 03A036D, 01A034D, 02A034D, 02A029D, 01A030D, 02A030D, 01A028D, 01A029D, 02A028D, 03A030D, 01A015D, 01A013D, 01A014D, 03A010D, 02A008D, 01A009D, 01A008D, 02A007D, 01A003D, 07Z351D, 01Z345D, 03Z345D, 01Z339D, 02Z338D, 02Z331D, 01Z331D, 03Z330D, 04Z330D, 05Z330D, 04Z326D, 02Z326D, 02Z325D, 01Z326D, 01Z325D, 03Z319D, 05Z319D, 04Z319D, 02Z303D, 03Z281D, 02Z275D, 01Z266D, 01Z262D, 02Z261D, 03Z261D, 02Z259D, 01Z252D, 01Z241D, 03Z241D, 04Z228D, 02Z227D, 02Z226D, 01Z224D, 02Z221D, 02Z220D, 01Z217D, 04Z199D, 04Z197D, 01Z197D, 02Z191D, 02Z189D, 01Z184D, 02Z179D, 04Z179D, 01Z175D, 01Z170D, 02Z171D, 04Z165D, 05Z165D, 01Z165D, 04Z158D, 02Z155D, 01Z150D, 01Z142D, 03Z141D, 01Z138D, 04Z137D, 01Z136D, 01Z135D, 01Z133D, 01Z128D, 01Z126D, 02Z121D, 01Z112D, 03Z109D, 01Z109D, 01Z108D, 02Z107D, 02Z099D, 01Z098D, 03Z095D, 03Z094D, 01Z094D, 02Z092D, 02Z093D, 01Z087D, 03Z086D, 04Z086D, 02Z085D, 01Z083D, 03Z083D, 02Z082D, 03Z081D, 01Z081D, 02Z080D, 01Z078D, 02Z073D, 03Z072D, 03Z073D, 03Z070D, 02Z067D, 04Z066D, 05Z066D, 02Z060D, 03Z060D, 02Z059D, 01Z058D, 04Z057D, 03Z053D, 01Z050D, 02Z050D, 04Z045D, 01Z044D, 01Z045D, 02Z045D, 01Z043D, 02Z044D, 01Z042D, 02Z039D, 03Z039D, 01Z039D, 01Z038D, 02Z037D, 01Z035D, 01Z031D, 02Z030D, 01Z030D, 03Z029D, 01Z025D, 02Z025D, 04Z024D, 02Z024D, 03Z024D, 01Z023D, 02Z022D, 03Z022D, 02Z018D, 01Z021D, 02Z016D, 03Z017D, 01Z016D, 03Z015D, 01Z008D, 01Z009D, 02Z008D, 02Z007D, 02Z002D, 03Z002D, 01Z002D, 01Y865D, 02Y865D, 03Y862D, 02Y860D, 01Y860D, 02Y855D, 05Y854D, 01Y854D, 01Y855D, 04Y854D, 04Y851D, 05Y851D, 02Y848D, 01Y847D, 01Y834D, 03Y834D, 02Y833D, 01Y833D, 05Y832D, 02Y831D, 01Y831D, 03Y819D, 04Y819D, 02Y810D, 03Y809D, 04Y809D, 01Y803D, 02Y803D, 03Y802D, 04Y802D, 01Y788D, 02Y788D, 01Y785D, 01Y777D, 02Y776D, 01Y775D, 01Y774D, 01Y761D, 02Y761D, 03Y760D

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Lot, code or applicability

REF/UDI-DI/Lot: 71936-01/357599000981/01C083D, 02C054D, 03C033D, 03B356D, 01B320D, 03B266D, 02B250D, 02B181D, 01B161D, 01B096D, 05B081D, 03B035D, 02A314D, 02A238D, 02A191D, 01A160D, 03A132D, 01A093D, 02A085D, 01A074D, 02A064D, 02A063D, 02A016D, 04Z351D, 01Z318D, 01Z282D, 01Z246D, 04Z191D, 03Z178D, 03Z151D, 03Z128D, 05Z115D, 03Z057D; 71937-01/357599000974/02B099D, 01B082D, 02A098D, 03A097D, 02A094D, 02A092D, 03A093D, 04A091D, 01A091D, 02A056D, 01A055D, 05A050D, 01A049D, 01Z360D, 01Z352D, 01Z346D, 02Z346D, 01Z344D, 02Z339D, 01Z338D, 03Z337D, 03Z336D, 03Z318D, 01Z311D, 03Z309D, 01Z305D, 05Z304D, 03Z303D, 02Z290D, 03Z290D, 02Z289D, 03Z246D, 01Z238D, 02Z178D, 03Z177D, 02Z177D, 03Z172D, 05Z172D, 02Z163D, 02Z151D, 03Z116D, 01Z116D, 01Z102D, 04Z083D, 02Z057D, 01Z056D, 02Z036D, 01Z024D, 01Y861D, 02Y854D, 03Y845D, 02Y845D, 01Y845D, 03Y839D, 01Y838D, 06Y830D, 03Y820D, 01Y820D, 02Y811D, 03Y811D, 01Y811D, 06Y795D, 05Y795D, 02Y791D, 03Y790D, 02Y789D, 01Y782D, 02Y782D, 01Y781D, 01Y776D, 01Y763D, 02Y762D, 02Y763D; 71938-01/357599002008/04C216D, 02C189D, 04C160D, 01C116D, 04C059D, 01C045D, 01C040D, 01C041D, 01C038D, 02C040D, 01C037D, 02C028D, 02C025D, 02C020D, 02C021D, 02C014D, 03C007D, 02B344D, 03B348D, 01B347D, 01B344D, 03B341D, 01B324D, 01B322D, 03B321D, 02B317D, 02B308D, 04B308D, 01B307D, 03B289D, 01B287D, 01B286D, 02B280D, 01B265D, 01B256D, 02B254D, 01B252D, 02B252D, 02B242D, 03B237D, 01B235D, 01B218D, 01B216D, 04B211D, 01B209D, 02B202D, 01B202D, 03B194D, 01B194D, 02B190D, 03B190D, 01B189D, 01B190D, 02B189D, 05B187D, 02B187D, 01B166D, 01B167D, 02B167D, 01B165D, 01B162D, 03B160D, 01B159D, 03B158D, 01B152D, 02B152D, 02B148D, 01B148D, 01B146D, 02B146D, 01B145D, 04B134D, 01B134D, 01B130D, 03B127D, 07B120D, 02B106D, 02B105D, 03B105D, 05B099D, 03B090D, 04B090D, 01B081D, 04B076D, 02B070D, 02B074D, 02B068D, 02B067D, 02B065D, 01B063D, 02B062D, 03B062D, 04B040D, 01B040D, 01B034D, 01B035D, 03B034D, 02B027D, 02B026D, 01B015D, 04B015D, 01B013D, 03B012D, 04B012D, 01B012D, 03B009D, 01A366D, 01A351D, 01A347D, 02A339D, 01A338D, 01A337D, 01A329D, 01A324D, 02A324D, 02A317D, 03A317D, 04A302D, 01A279D, 03A279D, 06A277D, 01A262D, 02A261D, 01A248D, 01A247D, 03A244D, 04A244D, 01A240D, 04A238D, 01A238D, 04A232D, 01A232D, 03A224D, 04A197D, 04A196D, 01A196D, 01A197D, 03A191D, 01A188D, 01A178D, 01A181D, 02A181D, 03A181D, 02A176D, 05A176D, 01A175D, 02A175D, 03A176D, 04A176D, 05A168D, 02A164D, 02A141D, 02A142D, 04A140D, 04A142D, 02A140D, 01A137D, 01A136D, 02A136D, 01A135D, 01A134D, 01A132D, 02A133D, 01A133D, 06A132D, 01A125D, 02A125D, 04A122D, 03A122D, 01A121D, 02A120D, 01A120D, 02A118D, 02A119D, 01A116D, 02A115D, 01A104D, 01A100D, 04A099D, 02A099D, 01A094D, 01A097D, 02A097D, 01A092D, 03A092D, 04A090D, 05A090D, 03A079D, 04A079D, 03A077D, 04A077D, 01A076D, 03A072D, 04A064D, 01A064D, 05A059D, 01A059D, 04A058D, 05A058D, 01A057D, 02A057D, 03A056D, 03A050D, 03A036D, 01A034D, 02A034D, 02A029D, 01A030D, 02A030D, 01A028D, 01A029D, 02A028D, 03A030D, 01A015D, 01A013D, 01A014D, 03A010D, 02A008D, 01A009D, 01A008D, 02A007D, 01A003D, 07Z351D, 01Z345D, 03Z345D, 01Z339D, 02Z338D, 02Z331D, 01Z331D, 03Z330D, 04Z330D, 05Z330D, 04Z326D, 02Z326D, 02Z325D, 01Z326D, 01Z325D, 03Z319D, 05Z319D, 04Z319D, 02Z303D, 03Z281D, 02Z275D, 01Z266D, 01Z262D, 02Z261D, 03Z261D, 02Z259D, 01Z252D, 01Z241D, 03Z241D, 04Z228D, 02Z227D, 02Z226D, 01Z224D, 02Z221D, 02Z220D, 01Z217D, 04Z199D, 04Z197D, 01Z197D, 02Z191D, 02Z189D, 01Z184D, 02Z179D, 04Z179D, 01Z175D, 01Z170D, 02Z171D, 04Z165D, 05Z165D, 01Z165D, 04Z158D, 02Z155D, 01Z150D, 01Z142D, 03Z141D, 01Z138D, 04Z137D, 01Z136D, 01Z135D, 01Z133D, 01Z128D, 01Z126D, 02Z121D, 01Z112D, 03Z109D, 01Z109D, 01Z108D, 02Z107D, 02Z099D, 01Z098D, 03Z095D, 03Z094D, 01Z094D, 02Z092D, 02Z093D, 01Z087D, 03Z086D, 04Z086D, 02Z085D, 01Z083D, 03Z083D, 02Z082D, 03Z081D, 01Z081D, 02Z080D, 01Z078D, 02Z073D, 03Z072D, 03Z073D, 03Z070D, 02Z067D, 04Z066D, 05Z066D, 02Z060D, 03Z060D, 02Z059D, 01Z058D, 04Z057D, 03Z053D, 01Z050D, 02Z050D, 04Z045D, 01Z044D, 01Z045D, 02Z045D, 01Z043D, 02Z044D, 01Z042D, 02Z039D, 03Z039D, 01Z039D, 01Z038D, 02Z037D, 01Z035D, 01Z031D, 02Z030D, 01Z030D, 03Z029D, 01Z025D, 02Z025D, 04Z024D, 02Z024D, 03Z024D, 01Z023D, 02Z022D, 03Z022D, 02Z018D, 01Z021D, 02Z016D, 03Z017D, 01Z016D, 03Z015D, 01Z008D, 01Z009D, 02Z008D, 02Z007D, 02Z002D, 03Z002D, 01Z002D, 01Y865D, 02Y865D, 03Y862D, 02Y860D, 01Y860D, 02Y855D, 05Y854D, 01Y854D, 01Y855D, 04Y854D, 04Y851D, 05Y851D, 02Y848D, 01Y847D, 01Y834D, 03Y834D, 02Y833D, 01Y833D, 05Y832D, 02Y831D, 01Y831D, 03Y819D, 04Y819D, 02Y810D, 03Y809D, 04Y809D, 01Y803D, 02Y803D, 03Y802D, 04Y802D, 01Y788D, 02Y788D, 01Y785D, 01Y777D, 02Y776D, 01Y775D, 01Y774D, 01Y761D, 02Y761D, 03Y760D

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Distribution

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Dates in the source

Report date: Apr 12, 2023
Recall initiation date: Feb 13, 2023
Center classification date: Apr 6, 2023

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