Events

Recall of 50MM 0.2 MICRON FILTER ATTACHMENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BAXTER CORPORATION.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    27668
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-19
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Baxter is issuing a product recall for all unexpired lots of 50mm 0.2 micron filter attachment product code 35 (order code h93835) due to the potential for the filter membrane layer to be missing and for particulate matter to be present in the fluid path. the affected lots were distributed between november 19 2013 and june 17 2016.

Device

50MM 0.2 MICRON FILTER ATTACHMENT

Manufacturer

BAXTER CORPORATION