Events

Recall of Device Recall Accura System for Blood Filtration

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
    33260
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0153-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-08-29
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-11-16
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-10-29
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=41566
  • 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
    A software anomaly that occurs when the reset totals option is selected during cvvhd therapy with a diaylsate flow rate of less than 600 ml/hour, or cvvh therapy with a predilution flow rate of less than 600 ml/hour, causes balance alarms without an obvious cause.
  • Action
    Baxter sent Urgent Device Correction letters dated 8/29/05 to all Accura device customers via first class mail. The letter informed the accounts of the balance alarms without an obvious cause as a result of a software anomaly that occurs when the Reset Totals option is selected during either CVVHD therapy with a diaylsate flow rate of less than 600 mL/hour, or CVVH therapy with a predilution flow rate of less than 600 mL/hour. To reduce the probability of a balance alarm occurring or reoccurring for this reason, the customers were instructed to not press the Reset Totals option when the dialysate/predilution flow rates are less than 600 mL/hour. The letter provided the customers with two options to resolve this alarm: 1) With physician approval, increase the flow rate to at least 600 mL/hour briefly (be sure to select and confirm), and then decrease the flow rate back to the original prescribed rate (be sure to select and confirm), and 2) If the flow rate cannot be adjusted as mentioned in option 1, then the current treatment must be ended and a new treatment initiated. Any questions were referred to the Center for One Baxter at 1-800-422-9837, and additional technical questions were directed to Baxter Global Technical Services at 1-800-553-6898, prompt #3, option 4 for Renal Technical Support.

Device

Device Recall Accura System for Blood Filtration
  • Model / Serial
    All serial numbers
  • Product Classification
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide, and internationally to China and Belgium
  • Product Description
    Accura System for Blood Filtration, product codes 5M5660 and ACCURA01 (international); a hemofiltration system; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Renal Division, McGaw Park, IL 60085, manufactured in Germany
  • 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