Class 2 Device Recall Baxter System 1000 Delivery System

• Date Initiated by Firm: February 20, 2004
• Date Posted: July 20, 2004
• Recall Status: Terminated on February 26, 2008
• Recall Number: Z-0583-04
• Recall Event ID: 28375
• 510(K)Number: K970446
• Product Classification: System, Dialysate Delivery, Sealed - Product Code FII
• Product: Baxter System 1000 Single Patient Hemodialysis Delivery System; Model SYS1000; all series 1000 instruments labeled as System 1000, AltraTouch 1000, Baxter Tina and Baxter Aurora; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA or Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL 60085 USA
• Code Information: Serial numbers 1001S to 1142S; 50001 to 52109; 01001 to 26231
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Baxter Healthcare Renal Div; 1620 Waukegan Rd Bldg R; Mc Gaw Park IL 60085-6730
• For Additional Information Contact: Center for One Baxter; 800-422-9837
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: These devices have the potential to overheat in the absence of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI). This heater system failure could result in a fire.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: Baxter sent urgent device correction letters dated 2/20/04 to the Hemodialysis Unit Administrators on the same date. The letters informed the accounts of the potential of a heater system failure that under specific conditions could lead to a fire. The letters listed the concurrent conditions that must exist for the potential overheating, and recommended that the following steps be taken to ensure the safety in operating the devices: 1) Plug these machine into GFCI outlets if available, and 2) If GFCI outlets are not available at the facility, the machines must be 'hard-powered off' after dialysis treatments are complete at the end of the day. The machine is had-powered off by placing the main power switch located in the back of the machine into the OFF position. If the facility typically performs a heat clean cycle of machines after treatments are completed, it is imperative that the machines are hard powered off at the completion of the cycle. Any questions were directed to Baxter Instrument Services at 1-800-553-6898, select prompt 3, option 2 and choice 1, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM EST.
• Quantity in Commerce: 28,482 units
• Distribution: The devices were distributed nationwide and internationally to Baxter subsidiaries in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Republic of Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Oman, Panama, Preu, Philippines, Poland, Palestine, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and United Kingdom.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = FII and Original Applicant = ALTHIN MEDICAL AB AN AFFILIATE OF BAXTER INTL