Events

Recall of VEIN ACCESS CATHETER EXTENSION SETS WITH CLEARLINK VALVE

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
    15913
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-04-09
  • 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 initiating a lot-specific recall of some catheter extension sets and catheter extension set kits. the individual packages are distributed in strips separated by perforations. some customers have reported that when separating an individual package from its attached grouping the adjacent package has opened compromising its sterile barrier properties.

Device

VEIN ACCESS CATHETER EXTENSION SETS WITH CLEARLINK VALVE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 2N8371 (Lot serial: R12I10113); Model Catalog: 2N1191 (Lot serial: R12J06052); Model Catalog: 2N1191 (Lot serial: R12J08041); Model Catalog: 2N1191 (Lot serial: R12K26108); Model Catalog: 2N3371 (Lot serial: R12I25046); Model Catalog: 2N3371 (Lot serial: R12H30097); Model Catalog: 2N3371 (Lot serial: R12J11052); Model Catalog: 2N3371 (Lot serial: R12I26077); Model Catalog: 2N3371 (Lot serial: R12H23076); Model Catalog: 2N3371 (Lot serial: R12J13058); Model Catalog: 2N3371 (Lot serial: R12I07077)
  • Product Description
    CLEARLINK SYSTEM CATHETER EXTENSION SET
  • Manufacturer
    BAXTER CORPORATION

Manufacturer

BAXTER CORPORATION