The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0605-2016·Announced 2016-01-13

Baxter Y-Type Spike Adapter Recalled for Potential Particulate Matter

Baxter Healthcare is recalling Y-Type Spike Adapters due to the potential presence of dark loose particulate matter on the spike.

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 involves a medical device with a risk of particulate matter entering the vascular system, which poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Baxter Healthcare Corp. is recalling Baxter Y-Type Spike Adapters, 7" (18 cm), catalog number 1C8433. The recall involves 9,264 units distributed nationwide in the United States and in Canada. The specific lot numbers affected are GR323998, GR325035, GR326082, and GR327965.

The recall was initiated because of the potential for dark loose particulate matter, measuring 400 microns or smaller, to be present on the spike of the spike adapter or solution set. These adapters are used for the administration of fluids from a container into a patient's vascular system through a vascular access device.

Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these specific products should stop using them and contact Baxter Healthcare Corp. for further instructions or a return.

The recalled product

Product
Baxter Y-Type Spike Adapter, 7" (18 cm), 1C8433, Product Usage: C8433: For the administration of fluids from a container into the patients vascular system through a vascular access device.
Affected units
9,264

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 (4)

  • Lot Numbers: GR323998
  • GR325035
  • GR326082
  • and GR327965

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Baxter Healthcare Corp. 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 3 products in this recall →