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ALLEN recallZ-1289-2024 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · initiated Feb 14, 2024

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.

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Why it was recalled

Three lots of the Boot Assembly, Traction Device are being recalled due to due to a customer report of an incorrectly oriented locking pin which caused the boot to detach from the traction system. If an impacted device is used during surgery, the boot may detach from the traction system, potentially leading to patient harm and a delay in surgery.

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

Baxter issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall notice to its sole consignee on 02/14/2024. The notice explained the the problem with the device, potential risk and requested the following actions be taken: Locate, isolate, and cease all use of the affected product and arrange for the return of the affected units calling the Baxter Order Management Team at 800-433-5774, option 2 then 3, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, or emailing Baxter at [email protected]. If the product was distributed to other facilities or departments within an institution, please forward a copy of this communication to them. Dealers, wholesalers, distributor/resellers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEM) that distributed any affected product to other facilities, are asked to conduct a consumer-level recall of the affected product. For general questions regarding this communication, please contact the Baxter Order Management Team by phone at 800-433-5774, option 2 then option 3, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, or by email at [email protected].

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1289-2024
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Feb 14, 2024
Posted by the FDA
Mar 12, 2024
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Quantity
14 units
Product code
FWZ
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the state of Alabama.

Product description

STERIS Boot Assembly, Traction Device, OT 1000, Part Number REF 10009192

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

UDI/DI 00615521000851, Lot Numbers: 23-140, 23-268, 23-314

Devices named in this recall

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

Product lines

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