| | Class 2 Device Recall HEP LOCK |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | February 28, 2008 |
| Date Posted | April 04, 2008 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on February 18, 2020 |
| Recall Number | Z-1384-2008 |
| Recall Event ID |
46912 |
| Product Classification |
Heparin Lock Flush Solution, USP - Product Code NZW
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| Product | Baxter HEP LOCK (Heparin Lock Flush Solution, USP) 10 u/mL-1mL vial, 25 Pack, NDC 0641-0392-25 (NDC 0641-0392-21; on vial), Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 |
| Code Information |
All Lots |
| FEI Number |
1416980
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Rt. 120 & Wilson Rd
Round Lake
IL
60073
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| For Additional Information Contact | Ms. Jacqueline Kunzler 224-270-5158 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Due to an increase of adverse events in Baxter single and multi-dose Heparin for injection products, which used the same active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) source as the HEP LOCK products |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
| Action | A Press Release was issued on February 28, 2008. Recall notification letters , Urgent Product Recall, were sent on February 29, 2008, by overnight mail to customers/wholesalers/ distributors and dialysis center/renal home patients. Recall letters were also sent on March 7, 2008, to health care professionals |
| Quantity in Commerce | 335,860 vials |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution --Worldwide: USA including Puerto Rico, and countries of Germany, Guam, America Samoa, Marshal Islands, Northern Mariana Island/Virgin Islands, and Qatar . Accounts included wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, and clinic/renal home patients |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 �7.55.
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