Welch Allyn CONNEX Power Management Stand Battery Fire Risk
Baxter Healthcare is recalling the Welch Allyn CONNEX Accessory Power Management Stand due to reports of battery-related fires caused by unapproved third-party batteries.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall involving reports of fire, which poses a risk of burn injury and property damage. Fire hazards with reported incidents meet the Severe threshold.
Plain-English summary
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling the Welch Allyn CONNEX Accessory Power Management Stand worldwide, including US nationwide distribution. The recall affects 114,202 units with product codes 7000-APM, 75-HCA-CTB, and 75-HCA-MTB (all serial numbers).
Customer reports indicated that certain devices experienced battery-related fires. An investigation by Baxter determined that the affected devices were using third-party, after-market batteries that are not approved by Baxter.
Customers who own or operate this device should stop using it and contact Baxter Healthcare Corporation or visit the FDA website for instructions on how to return or properly dispose of the device.
The recalled product
- Product
- Welch Allyn CONNEX Accessory Power Management Stand:
- Manufacturer
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 114,202
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 (6)
- All Serial Numbers. Product Code: 7000-APM
- UDI-DI: 00732094210613
- Product Code: 75-HCA-CTB
- UDI-DI: 00732094240597
- Product Code: 75-HCA-MTB
- UDI-DI: 00732094240603
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 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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