Events

Recall of Device Recall Colleague and Colleague CX Volumetric Infusion Pumps

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
    36928
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0483-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-12-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-01-11
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-06-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=49581
  • 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
    Infusion Pumps - Product Code FRN
  • Reason
    Baxter has identified the potential for a corruption of the memory chip in the pump to occur due to linear accelerator radiation exposure. if corruption occurs, it could result in an interruption of therapy with an audible and visual alarm notification to the user.
  • Action
    Baxter sent the 12/6/06 Safety Alert letter to all Colleague Infusion Pump customers, to the attention of the Director of Radiation Oncology with copies to the Medical Physicist and Vice President of Nursing, via first class mail to advise them that the Colleague pump is not recommended for use in Linear Accelerator radiation therapy suites. The letters informed the users that there is a potential for a corruption of the memory chip to occur due to linear accelerator radiation exposure. If corruption occurs, it could result in an interruption of therapy with an audible and visual alarm notification to the user. The letter listed the error codes that may occur if the pump has been exposed to this type of radiation: 18:200, 18:416, 36:416, 19:113, 41:113, 314:432 and 302:435:XXXX:0006. If the pump displays any of the codes, the user was requested to submit the pump to their service facility. Failure code 199 may also occur and requires reconfiguration of the pump settings by the user's biomedical services organization. Any questions were directed to Baxter Global Technical Services at 1-800-843-7867, prompt 2.

Device

Device Recall Colleague and Colleague CX Volumetric Infusion Pumps
  • Model / Serial
    All serial numbers used in or near linear accelerator suites
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide including USA, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman, Chile, China, Colombia, Curacao, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Honduras, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    Baxter Colleague Single Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Medication Delivery Division, Deerfield, IL 60015 U.S.A., Made in Singapore; product codes 2M8151, 2M8151R, 2M8161, 2M8161R
  • Manufacturer
    Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Manufacturer

Baxter Healthcare Corp.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Baxter Healthcare Corp., Rt. 120 & Wilson Rd, Round Lake IL 60073
  • Source
    USFDA