Z-2796-2011

Baxter Colleague 3 and 3 CX Infusion Pumps, Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps. Baxter Healthcare...

Name: Z-2796-2011 Baxter Colleague 3 and 3 CX Infusion Pumps, Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps. Baxter Healthcare...
Creator: Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Published: 2011-05-04
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Baxter Healthcare Corporation / initiated 2011-05-04 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Baxter Healthcare Corp. began a recall of Baxter Colleague 3 and 3 CX Infusion Pumps, Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Medication Delivery Division. Product... on 2011-05-04. The reason FDA records is "The Air In Line (AIL) test was not properly performed by the service technician at the Service Center". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2796-2011
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2011-05-04
Posted: 2011-07-13
Terminated: 2017-01-10
Recalling firm: Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Product: Baxter Colleague 3 and 3 CX Infusion Pumps, Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Medication Delivery Division. Product Codes: 2 M8153 and 2M8163. Intended for use in a wide variety of patient environments for adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
Product code: FRN Pump, Infusion
Reason for recall: The Air In Line (AIL) test was not properly performed by the service technician at the Service Center.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Employee error
Action: Baxter telephoned all seven affected customers beginning May 4, 2011, informing them that that a post repair test was not performed correctly on their Colleague pumps during the last service. As a result, the device Air Sensor may not function as designed and could lead to undetected air in the IV line. Baxter wants to ensure that the devices are properly tested, safe and effective. Baxter requested that they locate the pumps and remove them from use as soon as possible. Baxter will coordinate with the affected customers, the return of the device for the necessary testing to be completed at their facility and return of the device back to the customer at no cost. Please call ( 800 ) 437-5176 for a complaint that includes any indication of the failure of the product to meet a customer's expectations for quality or to meet performance specifications.
Quantity in commerce: 12 pumps
Distribution: Nationwide Distribution including the states of NY, Oh, KY,SC, PA, FL and Puerto Rico.
Product codes and lots: Product Code 2 M8153, serial numbers 9070872CT and 12120279CT; Product Code 2M8163, serial numbers 14082199TC, 14090543TC, 13120195TC, 13120172TC, 13100660TC, 15041195TC, 11120467TC, 14082067TC, 12010398TC and 12010355TC

Product code FRN

K063696Class IIColleague Volumetric Infusion Pump Model# 2M8151,8153,8161,8163,9161,9163Baxterhealthcare, Inc. / cleared 2007-02-27

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)