—#77461

Product

Baxter Colleague Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Medication Delivery Division, Deerfield, IL 60015 U.S.A., Made in Singapore. Product codes: 2M8153, 2M8163, 2M9163, DNM8153, DNM9163, BRM8153, BRM8153T, BRM8153RT, PNM8153, PNM8153T, PNM8153RT, CNM8153, GNM8153, HNM8153, TRM8153 and WNM8153. Electronic infusion pumps are indicated for continuous or intermittent delivery of solution through clinically acceptable routes of administration, such as intravenous (IV), intra-arterial (IA), subcutaneous, epidural or irrigation of fluid spaces applications.

FDA product code: FRN — Pump, Infusion
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: General Hospital
510(k) numbers: K063696
Affected lot / code info: All product numbers and all serial numbers.

Why it was recalled

Baxter has identified failure codes that lead to a delay or an interruption of therapy, hazards associated with improper cleaning, and damaged battery messages for the Colleague Infusion Pumps.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Baxter Healthcare Corporation sent an "Urgent Device Correction" letter dated January 23, 2009 to all Colleague Infusion Pump customers, to the attention of the Vice President of Nursing with copies to the Chief Operating Officer, Director of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Risk Management to advise them of failure codes that lead to an interruption of therapy, hazards associated with improper cleaning, and damaged battery messages associated with the Colleague pumps. The letters listed the failure codes involved that lead to an interruption of therapy which could lead to serious injury and/or death; advised institutions to have contingency plans to verify that back-up pumps are available; and provided steps for addressing an interruption of therapy with any failure code. The letters also provided information about the hazards associated with improper cleaning of the pumps and instructions for addressing damaged battery messages. Customers were instructed to complete the attached Customer Reply Form acknowledging receipt of the letter and fax it to 888-569-1585. Direct questions to your local Baxter Representative or to Baxter Global Technical Services by calling 1-800-843-7867, Prompt 2, between 7AM and 5 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide including USA, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman, Chile, China, Colombia, Curacao, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Honduras, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Venezuela.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2009-01-23
Posted by FDA: 2009-03-02
Terminated: 2011-10-04
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #77461. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.