Events

Recall of Baxter Clearlink Solution Sets

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Baxter Healthcare 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
    15021
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-07-29
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Baxter Healthcare Ltd, 33 Vestey Drive, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    Manufacturer received feedback from a customer that an iv tube could not be loaded into a infusion pump because the side clamp was not correctly assembled. manufacturer confirmed that the complaint sample and confirmed side clamp assembled in the reverse direction. the incorrect assembly would lead to incorrect direction of infusion such that blood may withdrawn froma patient and result in acute blood loss and/ or delay in treatment of life sustaining medication as worst case scenario.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Baxter Clearlink Solution Sets

Manufacturer

Baxter Healthcare Corporation