Recall Z-0947-2008 ยท FKX System, Peritoneal, Automatic Delivery
Baxter Healthcare Renal Div
HomeChoice PRO Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Systems; Catalog Numbers; 5C8310, 5C8310R, R5C8320, R5C8320R, T5C8300, and T5C8300R, Manufactured for Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 U.S.A., Made in U.S.A
| Date | Mar 7, 2008 (initiated Nov 20, 2007) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Unrecorded Infusion; If the system is powered down or a power failure occurs during a fill cycle, the HomeChoice system may not record the last 1-4 pump strokes infused into the patient when the power is restored. This situation may create a potential unrecorded delivery of approximately 15-60 mL of fluid being infused into the patient. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Urgent Product Recall letters dated 11/20/07 were sent via first class mail to all of the affected customers, informing them of the potential for overfill if the system is powered down or a power failure occurs during a fill cycle. A Baxter representative will contact the customer to schedule the software update which corects this anomaly. The accounts were requested to complete and return the enclosed Customer Reply Form, indicating that they have disseminated the information to their staff and home patients. Any questions were directed to Baxter Global Technical Services at 1-800-553-6898 |
| Quantity | 32,229 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide; USA, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, Asia, Canada, Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K012988 | HOMECHOICE PERSONAL CYCLER PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEM, MODELS 5C8310, 5C8302, 5C4471, 5C4469 Baxter Healthcare Corp, Dec 5, 2001 |