Events

Recall of MINICAP EXTENDED LIFE PD TRANSFER SET WITH TWIST CLAMP EXTRA LONG

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
    43347
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-12
  • 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 corporation has issued an important product information communication to advise customers regarding changes that are being made to instructions for use (ifu) for various baxter pd (peritoneal dialysis) transfer set product codes. baxter is updating these ifus to improve product labeling and ensure consistency of information across the baxter transfer set product family. see also recall number 82892.

Device

MINICAP EXTENDED LIFE PD TRANSFER SET WITH TWIST CLAMP EXTRA LONG
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: R5C4484 (Lot serial: N/A)
  • Product Description
    MINICAP TRANSFER SETTWIST (EXTRA LONG)
  • Manufacturer
    BAXTER CORPORATION

Manufacturer

BAXTER CORPORATION