Events

Field Safety Notices about Extended Life Transfer Set

According to ALIMS (Agencija za lekove i medicinska sredstva), this field safety notices involved a device in Serbia that was produced by Baxter Healthcare Corporation Renal Division.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2013-03-29
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-04-22
  • Event Country
    Serbia
  • Event Source
    ALIMSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.alims.gov.rs/latin/2013/04/22/vazno-obavestenje-o-medicinskom-sredstvu-extended-life-transfer-set/
  • Notes / Alerts
    Serbian data is current through February 2018. All of the data comes from ALIMS (Agencija za lekove i medicinska sredstva), 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 Serbia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    By changing the instructions, the manufacturer decided to emphasize the importance of using the right chemical agents for the connect set connectors, as well as the importance of not using excessive force when working with the transfer set mechanism during the peritoneal dialysis process.

Device

Extended Life Transfer Set

Manufacturer

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Renal Division