Baxter Recalls Infusion Pumps Over Faulty Service Records
There have been a number of problems with infusion pumps in recent years. Now Baxter finds itself with another one on its hands. But this one appears to center on faulty data, not a technological issue. A Class I recall was announced last week, and FDA issued an update on Friday.The firm found that some repair, inspection, and test data sheets, which included electrical safety data for the pumps, were falsified.
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That means it is possible that some pumps sent away for service that patients believed were fixed in fact weren't.Patients are advised to return affected pumps to Baxter for repeat servicing. The models affected are Baxter Colleague and Flo-Gard volumetric infusion pumps, model numbers 2M8151 and 2M8153, Colleague CX volumetric infusion pumps, model numbers 2M8161 and 2M8163, and Flo-Gard volumetric infusion pumps, model numbers 2M8063 and 2M8064.
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