| Subject: | FDA Recommendations for use of Baxter's Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pump |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 2 May 2006 - 10:00 am |
| The FDA is recommending that all healthcare providers take important safety steps when using the COLLEAGUE Volumetric Infusion Pump manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The COLLEAGUE pump has exhibited a variety of problems, including under-infusion, battery failures, false alarms and failure to alarm. Over the past year, Baxter has issued four urgent safety notices and recalls for COLLEAGUE infusion pumps.
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