Events

Recall of Baxter Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument

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

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
    33632
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-0275-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-12-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2006-11-27
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=42188
  • 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
    Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System - Product Code KDI
  • Reason
    Inadequate instructions for routing single tubing lines through the double-tubing clips on the front of the instrument to eliminate the risk of kinks in the tubing, which have been associated with a death and a serious injury.
  • Action
    Urgent Device Recall letters dated 9/28/05 were sent to all Meridian accounts on the same date, to the attention of the Hemodialysis Administrator, with copies sent to the Chief Technician and Hemodialysis Charge Nurse. The letters informed the accounts of teh death and serious injury related to kinks in blood tubing sets used on the Meridian machine, and that there is an increased risk of kinks to occur at the double-tubing clips mounted on the front of the Meridian. The risk increases when a single tubing line is routed through both retainers on either clip. The letter included diagrams showing the correct and incorrect use of the clips, provided labels, with placement instructions, to be placed on the Meridian machine indicating the correct and incorrect placement of tubing, and informed the users that replacement clips with single channels will be installed when they become available. Follow-up letters were sent to the accounts on 12/22/05, providing training material to ensure that the accounts are aware of proper blood tubing set-up and understand the conditions which may result in hemolysis, and on 12/23/05, informing them that the replacement clips were available for installation, giving the accounts the option of having Baxter install them or sending the clips to the account for self-installation.

Device

Baxter Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument
  • Model / Serial
    all serial numbers, beginning with 20000
  • Product Classification
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide and internationally to Mexico and Asia.
  • Product Description
    Baxter Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument, product codes 5M5576 and 5M5576R; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Renal Division, McGaw Park, IL 60085 U.S.A.
  • Manufacturer
    Baxter Healthcare Renal Div

Manufacturer

Baxter Healthcare Renal Div
  • Manufacturer Address
    Baxter Healthcare Renal Div, 1620 Waukegan Rd Bldg R, Mc Gaw Park IL 60085-6730
  • Source
    USFDA