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Baxter Extension Sets with Posiflow Access Device for IV… recallZ-0694-05 · Baxter Healthcare Corp. · initiated Jan 20, 2005

Terminated All recalls posted in April 2005

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 Corp. 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

Product older than three years may not operate as intended.

FDA root cause category: Other

What the company is doing

Urgent Product Recall letters dated 1/20/05 were sent to the direct accounts via first class mail, to the attention of the Director of Purchasing. The accounts were informed that the Posiflow Luer Activated valves may not operate as intended if the product is older than three years. The accounts were instructed to examine their inventories of the affected product codes listed to determine if they have any product on hand without expiration dating, and remove any found from inventory. The expiration date, if present, may be found on both the individual product package and on the end panel label of the product shipping carton. The accounts were instructed to call Baxter at 1-888-229-0001 to arrange for the return of any product found without an expiration date. Any questions were directed to the Center for One Baxter at 1-800-422-9837.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0694-05
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jan 20, 2005
Posted by the FDA
Apr 8, 2005
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Quantity
1,585,542 units
Product code
FPA
FDA submissions
K791496, K964918
Distribution
Nationwide, including American Samoa, and internationally to Venezuela.

Product description

Baxter Extension Sets with Posiflow Access Device for IV Access; product codes 2N9051, 2N9052, 2N9053, 2N9054, 2N9055, 2N9057; a single use, sterile fluid pathway devices with Posiflow Positive Displacement Feature; Baxter Healthcare Corp., Deerfield, IL 60015 USA; the Posiflow Access Device is manufactured for Baxter Healthcare Corporation by Becton Dickinson

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

product codes 2N9051, 2N9052, 2N9053, 2N9054, 2N9055, 2N9057; all lots without expiration dating

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K791496, K964918 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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