Events

Recall of MINICAP EXTENTED LIFE PD TRANSFER SET W/TWIST CLAMP

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
    128530
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-06-02
  • 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 has received multiple complaints reporting connection issues between the pd transfer set catheter connector and the adapter that resulted in reports of peritonitis. connection issues between the pd transfer set catheter connector and an adpater may lead to leaks and contamination of the fluid pathway which may result in peritonitis and death.

Device

MINICAP EXTENTED LIFE PD TRANSFER SET W/TWIST CLAMP

Manufacturer

BAXTER CORPORATION