Events

Recall of MMC 2433 In-line blood set with filter

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Baxter SA.

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
    23145
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-06-18
  • 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
    The manufacturer is issuing a recall for in-line blood set with filter, as they have the potential to leak at the tube to cap junction. preliminary investigation has shown that this issue is due to the combination of cap dimension variability, especially on lower limit, and insertion depth of the cap into the tube on the lower side.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

MMC 2433 In-line blood set with filter
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: Multiple Lot numbers
  • Manufacturer
    Baxter SA

Manufacturer

Baxter SA