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Flo-Rester Disposable Internal Vessel Occluder recallZ-1523-2024 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · initiated Feb 22, 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

The Surgical Tools and Cardiovascular Specialty marketing brochures distributed for Flo-Rester Disposable Internal Vessel Occluder, Flo-Thru Intraluminal Shunt, and Vascular Probe Intravascular Probe contain inaccurate content that does not align with the products Instructions for Use (IFU).

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

Baxter issued an IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION notice to its consignees on 02/22/2024 via USPS First Class Mail. The notice explained the issue with the marketing brochures, the potential hazards, and requested the following actions be taken: Healthcare providers may continue to safely use the Flo-Rester Disposable Internal Vessel Occluder, Flo-Thru Intraluminal Shunt, Vascular Probe Intravascular Probe while following the associated Instructions for Use. 2. Cease any further distribution of the Surgical Tools and Cardiovascular Specialty marketing brochures for the products listed above. All copies of the following materials should be promptly discarded: Surgical Tools Brochure 2021 - US (US-AS18-210002), Surgical Tools Website v1 (US-AS18-210004), and CV Specialty Brochure US version (US-AS46-230002). The reference numbers can be found at the bottom of the last page of the brochures. 3. If you received this communication directly from Baxter, please acknowledge receipt by responding on our customer portal at https://BaxterFieldActionCustomerPortal.onprocess.com,

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1523-2024
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Feb 22, 2024
Posted by the FDA
Apr 12, 2024
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Quantity
112760 units
Product code
DXC
FDA submissions
K981624
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.

Product description

Surgical Tools and Cardiovascular Specialty marketing brochures, Reference numbers: US-AS18-210002 Surgical Tools Brochure 2021, US-AS18-210004 Surgical Tools Website v1, and US-AS46-230002 CV Specialty Brochure US version which affect: Flo-Thru Intraluminal Shunt, Item Numbers: a) FT12100, b) FT12125, c) FT12150, d) FT12175, e) FT12200, f) FT12225, g) FT12250, h) FT12275, i) FT12300,

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Cardiovascular Specialty marketing brochures: Reference numbers: US-AS18-210002 Surgical Tools Brochure 2021, US-AS18-210004 Surgical Tools Website v1, and US-AS46-230002 CV Specialty Brochure US version; Flo-Thru Intraluminal Shunt: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS: a) FT12100, UDI/DI 00085412532004, b) FT12125, UDI/DI 00085412532011, c) FT12150, UDI/DI 00085412532042, d) FT12175, UDI/DI 00085412532059, e) FT12200, UDI/DI 00085412532066, f) FT12225, UDI/DI 00085412532073, g) FT12250, UDI/DI 00085412532080, h) FT12275, UDI/DI 00085412532097, i) FT12300, UDI/DI 00085412532103

Devices named in this recall

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

Product lines

Other devices under the same FDA submission

9 devices cleared under K981624 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 94119).

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