FDA Device Recalls

Recalls /

#50529

Product

Baxter Interlink System Vented Paclitaxel Set; a sterile fluid pathway with polyethylene lined tubing, non-DEHP pump segment, 0.22 micron downstream high pressure filter, injection site, male Luer lock adapter; for use with rigid nonvented solution containers on Colleague and Flo-Gard 6201 and 6301 series pumps; Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL 60015; product code 2C7557

FDA product code
FPASet, Administration, Intravascular
Device class
Class 2
Medical specialty
General Hospital
510(k) numbers
K981792
Affected lot / code info
product code 2C7557, lots R06I12067, R06J07025, R06J19079, R06J20044;

Why it was recalled

Baxter has received reports of disconnections/leaks during use of vented Paclitaxel administration sets.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Other

Action the firm took

Baxter sent the 2/16/07 Urgent Product Recall letter to affected customers, to the attention of the Director of Nursing with copies to the Materials Manager, via first class mail to advise them of the potential disconnections/leaks during use of the Vented Paclitaxel Administration Sets. The accounts were instructed to immediately discontinue use and segregate the listed affected lot numbers, and contact Baxter Center for Service at 1-888-229-0001 to arrange for the return and credit for the affected product. Any questions were directed to the Center for One Baxter at 1-800-422-9837.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Worldwide, including Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, New Zealand, Panama, Phillipines, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2007-02-16
Posted by FDA
2007-03-14
Terminated
2008-03-17
Status

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #50529. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.