| Subject: | FDA Announces Class I Recall of Baxter Healthcare's Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 26 Jul 2005 - 10:00 am |
| On July 21, 2005 the FDA announced that Baxter Healthcare Corporation of Deerfield, IL, has initiated a worldwide recall of all models of its Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps because they can shut down while delivering critical medication and fluids to patients.
In addition to the shut-down problem, the device may exhibit two additional failure modes:
Users may inadvertently press the on/off key instead of the start key when attempting to start an... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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