Reported May 16, 2018 · Terminated

Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library (Version 6) 35700BAXR Product Usage: The Baxter Sigma…

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Baxter Healthcare Corporation · 711 Park Ave · Medina, NY · 14103-1036

Is this the product you have?

  • Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library (Version 6) 35700BAXR
  • Product UsageThe Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump with master Drug Library is intended to be used for the controlled administration of fluids. These fluids may includes pharmaceutical drugs, blood, blood products and mixture if required patient therapy. The intended routes of administration consist of the
  • following clinically accepted routesintravenous, arterial, subcutaneous, intrathecal, epidural or irrigation of fluids. Spectrum infusion pump is intended to be used in conjunction with legally marketed intravenous administration sets and medications provided by user. The Spectrum and Spectrum with MAster Drug Library is intended to reduce operator interaction through automated programming thereby helping to reduce errors associated with complex device programming
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial numbers

    61 of 61 codes

    • 745365
    • 750241
    • 750330
    • 752814
    • 754975
    • 757930
    • 762405
    • 763117
    • 764490
    • 768855
    • 772652
    • 773031
    • 773134
    • 773520
    • 774413
    • 778845
    • 779430
    • 779822
    • 781545
    • 782706
    • 782985
    • 783185
    • 787001
    • 793146
    • 833195
    • 865842
    • 883498
    • 883854
    • 889556
    • 889775
    • 890230
    • 891398
    • 891421
    • 891647
    • 891689
    • 901881
    • 917897
    • 917963
    • 919594
    • 919736
    • 919837
    • 921078
    • 921819
    • 924734
    • 928406
    • 937123
    • 940345
    • 940860
    • 940949
    • 941786
    • 944619
    • 966019
    • 990542
    • 996435
    • 996823
    • 997156
    • 998126
    • 1011229
    • 1011544
    • 1014955
Amount recalled
444 units in total

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Service technician improperly documented final release testing on product, indicating that the full battery of release tests were performed when, in fact, several tests were omitted. he omitted tests include air-in-line detection at 400ml/hr and 800ml/hr and verification of upstream occlusion detection at 800ml/hr. Improper detection of air-in-line or upstream occlusion may result in serious adverse health consequences.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Feb 14, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:07 PM UTC

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