The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0132-2016·Announced 2015-10-28

Baxter Recalls Microbore Catheter Extension Sets Due to Potential Leak

Baxter Healthcare Corp is recalling 23,600 units of One-Link Microbore Catheter Extension Sets due to a potential leak at the tubing to luer bond.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device with a potential leak, which poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Baxter Healthcare Corp is recalling 23,600 units of One-Link Non-DEHP Y-Type Microbore Catheter Extension Set Needle-Free IV Connector with Neutral Fluid Displacement. The recall is being conducted because of a potential for a leak at the tubing to luer bond.

The affected products are identified by Code 7N8371 and Lots UR15B16021 and UR15B23043. The distribution pattern for these units is domestic only.

The source text does not specify further instructions for consumers or healthcare providers regarding the disposal or replacement of these devices.

The recalled product

Product
ONE-LINK NON-DEHP Y-TYPE MICROBORE CATHETER EXTENSION SET NEEDLE-FREE IV CONNECTOR WITH NEUTRAL FLUID DISPLACEMENT
Hazard
Affected units
23,600

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (2)

  • Code: 7N8371
  • Lots: UR15B16021 and UR15B23043

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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