The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1120-2021·Announced 2021-02-24

Baxter Gambro Cartridge Blood Transport System Recalled for Kinked Lines

Baxter Healthcare is recalling Gambro Cartridge Blood Transport Systems for hemodialysis due to complaints of kinked access lines observed during treatment.

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 high-risk medical device (hemodialysis blood set) with a functional defect (kinked lines) that poses a risk of harm, but no injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling the Gambro Cartridge Blood Transport System for Hemodialysis Blood Set, product code 106289. The recall involves 1,460 devices with UDI 07332414007812, all lots within expiry, which were distributed worldwide.

The recall was initiated after complaints were received regarding kinked access lines observed during hemodialysis treatments using the cartridge sets. These devices are intended for single use in hemodialysis treatments using the Phoenix Dialysis Delivery Systems.

Healthcare facilities and patients should stop using the affected devices and contact Baxter Healthcare Corporation for further instructions or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Gambro Cartridge Blood Transport System for Hemodialysis Blood Set, product code 106289 - Product Usage: intended for single use in a hemodialysis treatment using the Phoenix Dialysis Delivery Systems.
Affected units
1,460

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)

  • UDI 07332414007812
  • All lots within expiry

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 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.

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