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Gambro Prismaflex Continuous Renal Replacement System… recallZ-0695-2007 · Gambro Renal Products, Inc. · initiated Jan 4, 2007

Terminated All recalls posted in March 2007

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 Gambro Renal Products, Inc. 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

Under certain conditions, * an excessive amount of anticoagulant may be infused into the patient. (* interruption of a self-test by an alarm and obstruction of the access lines)

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

Customers were notified by letter on 12/19/2006. They were told that Gambro would schedule the required upgrades to their equipment and not to use the current syringe for delivering anticoagulant.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0695-2007
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jan 4, 2007
Posted by the FDA
Mar 31, 2007
Recalling firm
Gambro Renal Products, Inc.
Quantity
153 units (Domestic)
Product code
KDI
FDA submissions
K041005
Distribution
Nationwide distribution -- including states of AL, CA, FL, GA, IN, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, VA, and WI.

Product description

Gambro Prismaflex Continuous Renal Replacement System, Catalog Number 602314700, Gambro Lundia AB, Sweden.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Serial numbers: PA0101 thru PA0681, PA1001 thru PA1774.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

2 devices cleared under K041005 — 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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