Recall Z-0002-2011 ยท FRN Pump, Infusion
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Baxter Colleague Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Medication Delivery Division. Product codes: 2M8153, and 2M8163.
| Date | Oct 12, 2010 (initiated Aug 4, 2010) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | The FDA sent a letter to Baxter on April 30, 2010, ordering the company to recall and destroy all models of its Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps currently in use in the United States. FDA determined that this action is necessary, as Baxter has failed to adequately correct, within a reasonable timeframe, the deficiencies in the Colleague pumps still in use. This recall is a consolidation of al |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Baxter Healthcare Corporation sent "Urgent Product Recall" letters dated August 4, 2010 to all Colleague Infusion Pump customers in the U.S., to the attention of the Hospital Administrator, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, referencing Baxter's May 3, 2010 announcement to recall all Colleague pumps from the U.S. market pursuant to an order under its existing consent decree with the FDA. The letters provided the customers with important information regarding the actions they must take prior to November 14, 2010 in order to contin |
| Quantity | 81,775 pumps |
| Distribution | Nationwide, including Puerto Rico |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K063696 | COLLEAGUE VOLUMETRIC INFUSION PUMP MODEL# 2M8151,8153,8161,8163,9161,9163 Baxterhealthcare, Inc., Feb 27, 2007 |