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Clearlink System Continu-Flo Administration Sets, Product… recallZ-0793-2020 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · initiated Dec 12, 2019

Open, Classified

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Baxter Healthcare Corporation or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Continu-Flo sets with male Luer bodies at the lower end of, and within, the ISO specification for outer diameter require a higher than expected connection force to fully inset and securely tighten the Luer to the ONE-LINK connector.

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

The firm disseminated an urgent medical device correction notice on 12/12/2019. The notice explained the issue and provided the following actions be taken: 1. Baxter will be tightening its internal specifications for the D mold to produce Luers that target the mid to upper range of the ISO specification (target date December 2019). Additional actions, as needed, will be determined through investigation. 2. If you purchased this product directly from Baxter, complete the enclosed Baxter customer reply form and return it to Baxter by faxing it to 224-270-5457 or scanning and e-mailing it to [email protected], even if you do not have any inventory. Returning the Baxter customer reply form promptly will prevent you from receiving repeat notices. 3. If you purchased this product from a distributor, please note that the Baxter customer reply form is not applicable. If a reply form is provided by your distributor or wholesaler, please return it to the supplier according to their instructions. 4. If you distribute this product to other facilities or departments within your institution, please forward a copy of this communication to them. 5. If you are a dealer, wholesaler, distributor/reseller, or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that distributed any affected product to other facilities, please distribute this notification to customers and check the associated box on the reply form. For general questions regarding this communication, contact Baxter Product Surveillance at 800-437-5176, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Central Time, Monday through Friday.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0793-2020
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Dec 12, 2019
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Quantity
271,014,984 units
Product code
FPA
FDA submissions
K961225
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and countries of Bermuda, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Grand Cayman, St. Thomas, Guyana and Barbados, Mexico, Canada, and New Zealand.

Product description

Clearlink System Continu-Flo Administration Sets, Product Codes: 2C8519, 2C8537, and 2C8541 - Product Usage:For the administration of fluids from a container into the patients vascular system through a vascular access device.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Product Codes: 2C8519, UDI 00085412048994; 2C8537, UDI 00085412048970; and 2C8541, UDI 00085412071107 All Lots

Devices named in this recall

3 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other devices under the same FDA submission

21 devices cleared under K961225 are not named by identifier in this recall. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 84511).

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