Events

Recall of V6 Rear Case Assembly

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
    75311
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0672-2017
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-06-15
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=150061
  • 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
    Pump, infusion - Product Code FRN
  • Reason
    A correction was issued for the sigma spectrum infusion pump with master drug library and rear case assembly in order to replace speakers installed in pumps or included in spare part rear case assemblies that have an increased potential to fail prematurely.
  • Action
    Baxter sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated September 28, 2016, to all affected customers. On 10/27/2016, Baxter Healthcare sent a f/u UMDC Letter (dated 10/27/2016) to customers. The f/u letter contains the device correction plan which states that Baxter will be replacing at no charge the rear case assembly on all affected Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps, as well as affected stand-alone rear case assemblies shipped to customers as spare parts. For questions, please contact your Baxter sales representative, or Baxter Healthcare Medina at 800-356-3454 (choose option 1) Monday through Friday, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm ET.

Device

V6 Rear Case Assembly
  • Model / Serial
    Product Code 35701; distributed between 02/04/2015 - 06/02/2015.
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution, Puerto Rico and Canada
  • Product Description
    V6 Rear Case Assembly, Product Code 35701, a replacement part for the SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump -- SIGMA LLC Medina, NY 14103 --- NOTE: The speakers are a part of the rear case assembly located in the back of the infusion pump. The speaker is intended to generate audible tones during each keystroke, and during alarm conditions. However, some speakers have a variation in their internal wiring that increases the potential for the speaker to fail prematurely. Spectrum Infusion Pumps with non-functional speakers will continue to display visual alarm indications, and will otherwise continue to operate as intended. Product Code 35701 is a replacement assembly that is shipped to customers for self-repair of the Spectrum Infusion Pump. It is not a registered finished good.
  • Manufacturer
    Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Manufacturer

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