Baxter System 1000 Single Patient Hemodialysis Delivery System; Model SYS1000; all series 1000 instruments labeled as System 1000, AltraTouch 1000, Baxter Tina and Baxter Aurora; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA or Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL 60085 USA
FDA Recall Z-0833-03 · Posted 2003-05-15
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Recalling FirmBaxter Healthcare Corp.
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeFKP
Date Initiated2003-03-20
Date Terminated2004-01-23
Product Quantity25,014 units
Reason for Recall
The dialysis treatment may be run without the bicarbonate due to an undetected bicarbonate pump stall following a sodium change.
Firm Action
Baxter sent recall letters dated 3/20/03 to the Medical Director and Hemodialysis Chief Technicians via first class mail on 3/20/03. The letters informed the accounts of the potential of running a treatment without bicarbonate due to an undetected bicarbonate pump stall following a sodium change, and provided instructions to change the B-A-alarm limits on the System 1000 Delivery Systems and confirm proper functionality after completing these changes. These changes will prevent undetected acid-only delivery in the event of a sodium level change
Root Cause
Other
Distribution Pattern
The devices were distributed nationwide and internationally to Baxter subsidiaries in Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.
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