The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0366-2019·Announced 2018-11-07

Baxter Recalls Exactamix Empty EVA Bags Due to Leak Risk

Baxter Healthcare is recalling 456,071 units of Exactamix Empty EVA Bags because they may leak after being used for compounding sterile solutions.

What this means for you

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 is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a risk of harm (leaking) for a medical device where specific injury reports are not detailed in the source text, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling 456,071 units of Exactamix Empty EVA Bags, 2000 mL. These plastic containers are used to hold large-volume sterile solutions that are administered to patients through intravascular administration sets.

The recall is being conducted because the bags have the potential to leak once they have been used for compounding. The affected product was distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay.

Consumers and healthcare facilities should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, it should be removed from use and returned to the distributor or manufacturer according to the instructions provided by Baxter Healthcare.

The recalled product

Product
EXACTAMIX Empty EVA Bags - 2000 mL Product Usage: A plastic container used to hold large-volume sterile solutions to be administered to a patient through an intravascular administration set.
Hazard
Affected units
456,071

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 (20)

  • Product Code H938740 Lot #'s: 60049816
  • 60049819
  • 60051309
  • 60051792
  • 60051793
  • 60051794
  • 60053089
  • 60053090
  • 60053843
  • 60059169
  • 60061937
  • 60063161
  • 60066271
  • 60066272
  • 60068167
  • 60068168
  • 60069705
  • 60070832
  • 60073335
  • 60074714

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 50 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Baxter Healthcare Corporation under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 5 products in this recall →