Events

Recall of Device Recall System 1000, TINA, AURORA and AltraTouch

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
    53139
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0179-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-08-31
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-11-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-11-15
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=84755
  • 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
    When the main power is lost temporarily, a software anomaly prevents the instrument from automatically changing the ultrafiltration rate (ufr) to the minimum value as described in the operator's manual.
  • Action
    Baxter sent an Urgent Device Correction letter dated August 31, 2009 to all System 1000 Series of Hemodialysis Instruments customers via first class mail on the same date, to the attention of the Hemodialysis Administrator. The letters informed the accounts that a software anomaly in software versions 4.B.0.9, 4.B.1.1 and 4.B.1.3 was discovered when the main power was lost temporarily during a simulated treatment. The anomaly prevents the instrument from automatically changing the ultrafiltration rate (UFR) to the minimum value as described in the Operator's Manual. The accounts were informed that instruments with software versions 4.B.0.9, 4.B.1.1 and 4.B.1.3 will be upgraded to version 4.B.1.4 software, provided the instruments have a 486 Motherboard or Single Board Computer, and that instruments containing versions of 4.A software are not affected. The accounts were requested to complete the enclosed Customer Reply form, indicating the instrument serial number and software version for each machine at the site, and if they would be requesting Baxter Technical Services to upgrade their instruments or have the software sent to them to make the upgrades, and fax the sheet to 1-847-270-5457. Any questions were directed to Baxter Global Technical Services at 1-800-553-6898, prompt 4, option 1.

Device

Device Recall System 1000, TINA, AURORA and AltraTouch
  • Model / Serial
    All systems with 4.B.09, 4.B.1.1 and 4.B.1.3 software.
  • Product Classification
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- United States (including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saipan, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    System 1000 family of Hemodialysis Instruments, including the System 1000, TINA, AURORA and AltraTouch; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 U.S.A. || The Hemodialysis and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy devices are used for acute and chronic hemodialysis, including high flux hemodialysis. The device is intended for use by trained operators when prescribed by a physician. The device is intended to be used with hollow fiber or parallel plate dialyzers.
  • 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