FDA Devices recall · Reported May 30, 2018
Prismaflex 7.20 US, Product Code 955542 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. " Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with diseases where removal of plasma components is indicated. " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) in conjunction with the MARS system to conduct MARS treatments f
Baxter Healthcare will be installing new firmware on all Prismaflex control units to address the potential for a small number of these units to exhibit a failure mode with the pum…
Baxter Healthcare Corporation recalled Prismaflex 7.20 US, Product Code 955542 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is … - a moderate-severity action.
Prismaflex 7.20 US, Product Code 955542 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is … was recalled by Baxter Healthcare Corporation in May 30, 2018. Reason: Baxter Healthcare will be installing new firmware on all Prismaflex control units to address the potential fo…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1926-2018 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Baxter Healthcare Corporation issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Baxter Healthcare will be installing new firmware on all Prismaflex control units to address the potential fo….
- Moderate
- severity level
- 231 units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- May 30, 2018
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1926-2018 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
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Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
Prismaflex 7.20 US, Product Code 955542 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. " Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with diseases where removal of plasma components is indicated. " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) in conjunction with the MARS system to conduct MARS treatments for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more. All treatments administered via the Prismaflex control unit must be prescribed by a physician.
Reason for recall
Baxter Healthcare will be installing new firmware on all Prismaflex control units to address the potential for a small number of these units to exhibit a failure mode with the pump module electronics. The failure mode may result in a Voltage Out of Range malfunction alarm, which causes the device to enter a safe state and become inoperable until it is serviced. Baxter will be releasing new firmware that will prevent the malfunction from occurring.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-1926-2018 |
| Date reported | May 30, 2018 |
| Date initiated | April 24, 2018 |
| Recalling firm | Baxter Healthcare Corporation |
| Firm location | Deerfield, IL |
| Affected scope | 231 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution: United States (including Puerto Rico), and countries of: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bruni,… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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