Events

Recall of SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP WITH MASTER DRUG LIBRARY

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
    145018
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-04
  • 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 is issuing an urgent medical device correction for certain sigma spectrum infusion pumps with master drug library (v6) due to the potential that a small number of these pumps may exhibit excessive wear of the pumping mechanism caused by a lack of lubrication. this could potentially result in over- or under-infusion.

Device

SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP WITH MASTER DRUG LIBRARY

Manufacturer

BAXTER CORPORATION