Events

Recall of Device Recall Prismaflex Control Unit

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

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
    76464
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1280-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-02-15
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=153275
  • 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
    Firm has received reports of device operators failing to adhere to instructions for use pertaining to the safe unloading of disposable sets from the prismaflex control unit. additionally, for software versions 5.10 and 6.10, the programmed syringe size for the syringe pump may revert to safe default values unintentionally.
  • Action
    On February 15, 2017, the firm sent an Urgent Device Correction notification and response form to affected customers via USPS first class mail in order to update software versions of the Prismaflex Control Units. The update was intended to prevent user errors related to the safe unloading of disposable sets. On May 30, 2017, the firm issued an updated notification letter notifying the same customer base of the issue with the programmed syringe sizes. The software update deployed to correct the issue with the safe unloading of disposable sets was also deployed to correct the issue with the programmed syringe sizes. All non-responding customers will be contacted via telephone. Prismaflex control units will be updated to a new software version. For further questions, please call (800) 422-9837.

Device

Device Recall Prismaflex Control Unit
  • Model / Serial
    Product code: 6023014700, 107493, 113081, 115269; Serial Number: All;   Affected Software Versions: SW 4.1x, 5.10, 6.10, 7.xx, 8.00
  • Product Classification
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution and to the countries of : Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Dominican Republic
  • Product Description
    Prismaflex Control Unit. Dialyzer, high permeability with or without sealed dialysate system. || Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. *Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with diseases where removal of plasma components is indicated.
  • Manufacturer
    Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Manufacturer

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 1 Baxter Pkwy, Deerfield IL 60015-4625
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Baxter International
  • Source
    USFDA