—#32981

Product

Micromix Compounder Implementation Guide; this guide is distributed by Professional Services as part of the training classes for new Micromix Compounder customers; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Clintec Nutrition, One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015

FDA product code: LHI--
Affected lot / code info: pages 60 and 61 of the guide

Why it was recalled

The promotional material for the Automix/Accusource and Micromix compounders and Micromix Compounder Implementation Guide contain an incomplete accuracy statement regarding the delivery of each ingredient by the compounders.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Other

Action the firm took

Baxter sent Important Product Information letters dated 4/30/04 to all of the compounder customers, informing them of the inaccurate information and requesting that the Nutrition Compounding Simplified brochure, Baxter Info Quick Cards on CD-Rom, versions Q4 2003 and Q2 2003, and pages 60 and 61 of the Micromix Compounder Implementation Guide be destroyed. Replacement pages 60 and 61 of the implementation guide were enclosed with the letter. The letters also listed the accuracy information for each compounder based on Baxter''s supporting data, as well as the specific information regarding the overdelivery alarm limits referenced in the Operator''s Manuals.

Recalling firm

Firm: Baxter Healthcare Corp. Rt.
Address: 120 & Wilson Rd, Round Lake, Illinois 60073

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide, United Kingdom, Germany, Chile, Canada, Brazil, El Salvador, Taiwan, Korea, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Israel, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and Honduras.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2004-04-30
Posted by FDA: 2004-07-20
Terminated: 2006-04-21
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #32981. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.