Recalls / —

—#176415

Product

TherMax Blood Warmer Unit

FDA product code

KDI — Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

Device class

Class 2

Medical specialty

Gastroenterology, Urology

510(k) numbers

K190910

Affected lot / code info

Product Code: 955630, UDI: 00085412639505, Serial Numbers: 101332, 101335, 101358, 101369, 101402, 101403, 101404, 101406, 101415, 101416, 101429, 101430, 101437, 101439, 101440, 101441, 101443.   Product Code: 955515, Serial Numbers 100261, 100263, 100280, 100281, 100282, 100283, 100284, 100285, 100286, 100287, 100288, 100289, 100290, 100291, 100292, 100294, 100296, 100298, 100299, 100306, 100307, 100308, 100309, 100310, 100312, 100313, 100314, 100315, 100321, 100322, 100323, 100324, 100325, 100326, 100327, 100328, 100330, 100341, 100342, 100343, 100344, 100345, 100346, 100347, 100348, 100349, 100356, 100357, 100358, 100359, 100360, 100361, 100362, 100363, 100364, 100365, 100366, 100367, 100368, 100369, 100370, 100391, 100392, 100393, 100395, 100396, 100397,  100398, 100399, 100400, 100401, 100402, 100403, 100404, 100405, 100416, 100417, 100418, 100419, 100420, 100421, 100422, 100423, 100424, 100427, 100428, 100429, 100446, 100450, 100453, 100454, 100455, 100456, 100458, 100459, 100460, 100486, 100487, 100489, 100490, 100496, 100497, 100498, 100499, 100500, 100501, 100502, 100503, 100504, 100505, 100532, 100533, 100535, 100537, 100538, 100539, 100540, 100541, 100545, 100548, 100550, 100551, 100552, 100555, 100581, 100582, 100583, 100584, 100585, 100586, 100587, 100590, 100591, 100595, 100596, 100599, 100601, 100602, 100603, 100605, 100631, 100632, 100633, 100639, 100640, 100641, 100642, 100643, 100644, 100645, 100646, 100649, 100650, 100652, 100653, 100654, 100655, 100756, 100757, 100758, 100759, 100761, 100762, 100763, 100764, 100765, 100766, 100767, 100768, 100769, 100770, 100771, 100772, 100773, 100774, 100775, 100776, 100777, 100778, 100779, 100780, 100781, 100782, 100783, 100784, 100785, 100786, 100787, 100788, 100789, 100790, 100791, 100793, 100794, 100795, 100796, 100798, 100799, 100800, 100801, 100802, 100803, 100804, 100805, 100806, 100807, 100808, 100810, 100811, 100812, 100813, 100814, 100815, 100816, 100817, 100818, 100819, 100820, 100821, 100822, 100823, 100825, 100826, 100827, 100829, 100830, 100856, 100857, 100858, 100859, 100860, 100861, 100863, 100864, 100865, 100868, 100869, 100871, 100872, 100874, 100875, 100878, 100879, 100880, 100881, 100882, 100883, 100884, 100885, 100886, 100887, 100888, 100889, 100890, 100891, 100892, 100893, 100894, 100895, 100896, 100897, 100898, 100899, 100900, 100931, 100932, 100933, 100934, 100936, 100938, 100939, 100940, 100941, 100942, 100943, 100945, 100946, 100947, 100948, 100949, 100950, 100952, 100954, 100955, 100981, 100983, 100984, 100985, 100986, 100987, 100988, 100989, 100990, 100991, 100992, 100997, 100998, 100999, 101000, 101001, 101002, 101003, 101004, 101005, 101006, 101007, 101008, 101009, 101010, 101011, 101012, 101013, 101014, 101015, 101016, 101017, 101018, 101019, 101020, 101021, 101022, 101024, 101026, 101027, 101030, 101081, 101082, 101083, 101084, 101085, 101086, 101088, 101089, 101090, 101091, 101092, 101094, 101095, 101096, 101097, 101098, 101099, 101101, 101103, 101104, 101105, 101106, 101107, 101108, 101109, 101110, 101111, 101112, 101115, 101121, 101122, 101123, 101124, 101126, 101127, 101172, 101173, 101174, 101175, 101176, 101177, 101179, 101180, 101181, 101182, 101183, 101184, 101185, 101186, 101187, 101188, 101189, 101190, 101192, 101229, 101230, 101231, 101233, 101235, 101236, 101237, 101241, 101246, 101247, 101248, 101249, 101250, 101251, 101252, 101253, 101254, 101255, 101256, 101257, 101258, 101259, 101271, 101272, 101273, 101274, 101276, 101277, 101278, 101458, 101460, 101469, 101470, 101471, 101472, 101473, 101474, 101475, 101476, 101477, 101478, 101479, 101480, 101481, 101482, 101483, 101484, 101485, 101486, 101487, 101488, 101489, 101490, 101491, 101492, 101508, 101509, 101510, 101511, 101512, 101513, 101514, 101515, 101516, 101517, 101519, 101520, 101521, 101522, 101538, 101539, 101540, 101541, 101542, 101543, 101544, 101545, 101546, 101547, 101548, 101549, 101550, 101551, 101552, 101553, 101554, 101555, 101556, 101557, 101558, 101559, 101560, 101561, 101562, 101593, 101594, 101595, 101596, 101597, 101598, 101599, 101600, 101601, 101602, 101603, 101604, 101605, 101607.

Why it was recalled

TherMax Blood Warmers may not be in compliance with an electrical safety standard, which requires a protective earth connection that can sustain a current of 25 amps for 10 seconds.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Baxter Healthcare notified customers on about 09/19/2019, via "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter. Customers were informed that specific TherMax Blood Warmers listed below may not be in compliance with an electrical safety standard, which requires a protective earth connection that can sustain a current of 25 amps for 10 seconds. The affected units may not have an adequate ground path, which could cause the units to become damaged if used with improperly grounded outlets. The damage could cause the TherMax Blood Warmer units to be nonfunctional during clinical use. Instructions included that customers could continue to safely use affected devices with a properly grounded outlet, that a local Baxter representative will contact each facility to arrange for the correction of affected devices, to complete and return the Baxter Customer Reply Form via fax to 224-270-5457 or scanning and e-mailing it to fca@baxter.com, and to notify customers if the product was further distributed. For general questions regarding this communication, contact Baxter Corporate Product Surveillance at 800-437-5176, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Central Time, Monday through Friday.

Recalling firm

Firm

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Address

1 Baxter Pkwy, Deerfield, Illinois 60015-4625

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Nationwide distribution to Georgia and Maryland. International distribution to Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand

Timeline

Recall initiated

2019-09-19

Posted by FDA

2019-10-30

Terminated

2020-12-11

Status

—

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #176415. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.