Events

Recall of Baxter Healthcare HomeChoice Pro APD System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Baxter Healthcare Corp..

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
    66737
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1292-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-03-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-07-21
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=123221
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, peritoneal, automatic delivery - Product Code FKX
  • Reason
    The occluder in affected devices 1) may have sharp edges that could cut the pneumatic tubing that connects the occluder blade to the manifold causing an unrecoverable system error, and/or 2) blade may separate from the back plate and cause slow / no flow alarm requiring therapy termination.
  • Action
    An Urgent Device Correction letter dated 10/16/13 was mailed to dialysis centers and medical facilities. A similar Urgent Device Correction letter dated 10/31/13 was mailed to dialysis home patients. The letters requested for customers to examine their devices to determine if the devices are being recalled. If the devices are on the attached list of recalled devices, the customer is to contact Baxter Technical Services at 1-800-553-6898 (7 days a week, 24 hours a day) to arrange for a swap cycler. The letter further requests that customers complete the attached Customer Reply Form and return it to Baxter by fax or e-mail.

Device

Baxter Healthcare HomeChoice Pro APD System
  • Model / Serial
    Product Code: 5C8310;  Serial Numbers: 80415, 680416, 680418, 680420, 680421, 680422, 680424, 680426, 680427, 680428, 680429, 680430, 680438, 680439, 680440, 680441, 680444, 680445, 680448, 680449, 680452, 680453, 680454, 680455, 680456, 680457, 680459, 680460, 680461, 680462, 680463, 680465, 680467, 680467, 680469, 680470, 680472, 680473, 680475, 680476, 680477, 680478, 680480, 680481, 680482, 680463, 680484, 680485, 680486, 680489, 680490, 680491, 680494, 680495, 680496, 680498, 680499, 680500, 680501, 680502, 680503, 680504, 680505, 680506, 680507, 680508, 680509, 680510, 680516, 680517, 680519, 680520, 680521, 680522, 680524, 680525, 680526, 680527, 680527, 680528, 680529, 680530, 680532, 680533, 680534, 680536, 680537, 680538, 680539, 680541, 680542, 680543, 680547, 680552, 680553, 680544, 680555, 680561, 680562, 680566, 680567, 680585, 680586, 680587, 680588, 680589, 680590, 680591, 680593, 680594, 680595, 680596, 680597, 680598, 680599, 680600, 680601, 680602, 680603, 680604, 680605, 680606, 680607, 680608, 680609, 680611, 680612, 680613, 680614, 680615, 680616, 680617, 680618, 680619, 680620, 680621, 680622, 680623, 680624, 680625, 680626, 680627, 680628, 680629, 680630, 680631, 680632, 680633, 680634
  • Product Classification
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including the states of AK, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI, and the countries of Australia, Canada, and Mexico.
  • Product Description
    The HomeChoice Pro APD System is a peritoneal dialysis system. || The HomeChoice Pro Automated Personal Cycler peritoneal dialysis system is intended for automatic control of dialysate solution exchange in the treatment of pediatric and adult renal failure patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
  • Manufacturer
    Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Manufacturer

Baxter Healthcare Corp.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Baxter Healthcare Corp., 25212 W. Illinois Route 120, Round Lake IL 60073-9799
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Baxter International
  • Source
    USFDA