Z-0761-2023Class II
Revaclear 400 Dialyzer
Baxter Healthcare Corporation / initiated 2022-11-23 / Open, Classified
Baxter Healthcare Corporation began a recall of Revaclear 400 Dialyzer. Product Code: 114749M. Not distributed in the USA. Used to treat chronic and acute renal failure by hemodialysis on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Potential for Internal Blood Leaks due to a twisted gasket in the dialyzer". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-0761-2023
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- Posted
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Product
- Revaclear 400 Dialyzer. Product Code: 114749M. Not distributed in the USA. Used to treat chronic and acute renal failure by hemodialysis.
- Product code
- KDI Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
- Reason for recall
- Potential for Internal Blood Leaks due to a twisted gasket in the dialyzer
- FDA root cause
- Process change control
- Action
- Baxter Healthcare sent a notification via USPS first class mail on about 11/23/2022 and to home patients on about 11/29/2022. Consignees were instructed to locate and remove all affected product from your inventory, contact Baxter Healthcare Center for Service to arrange for return and credit, and acknowledge the receipt of the notification by completing a reply form on the customer portal. Note: this letter describes two issues. This recall addresses Internal Blood Leaks being caused by a twisted gasket in the dialyzer. The second issue is linked to reports of Polyurethane Displacement in the dialyzer, which is addressed in a separate recall.
- Quantity in commerce
- 449,544 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide including Guam and St. Thomas USVI; Canada, China, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Product codes and lots
- Not distributed in the USA. Product Code: 114749M; Lot Numbers: C422202401, C422202501, C422202601, C422202701, C422202801, C422202901, C422203001, C422203101, C422203201, C422203301, C422203401, C422203501, C422203601, C422203701, C422203801, C422203901, C422204001, C422204101, C422204201, C422204301, C422204401, C422204501, C422204701.
Enforcement reports
One row per recalled product line| Recall number | Class | Status | Voluntary or mandated | Report date | Classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0760-2023 | Class II | Ongoing | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-0761-2023 | Class II | Ongoing | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
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