FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Baxter Healthcare Renal Div: Baxter Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument, product codes 5M5576 and 5M5576R; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Renal Division, McGaw Park, IL 60085 U.S.A.
- Recall number
- Z-0299-05
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare Renal Div
- Product
- Baxter Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument, product codes 5M5576 and 5M5576R; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Renal Division, McGaw Park, IL 60085 U.S.A.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2004-12-02
- Posted
- 2004-12-08
- Terminated
- 2006-07-21
- Reason
- The instrument power cord may become disconnected from the instrument and pose a fire or electrical shock hazard.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Baxter sent Urgent Device Correction letters dated 12/2/04 to all Meridian customers on the same date. The letters informed the accounts of the potential for disconnection of the power cord and teh potential for arcing, fire or electrical shock. The accounts were requested to examine their instruments to see if a new power cord clamp has been installed on the unit, using the enclosed instructions and complete the enclosed reply sheet indicating the number of units already corrected, and the number of units still requiring the power cord clamp. The accounts were requested to fax the completed reply for to Baxter at 847-270-5457.
- Quantity
- 3,004 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide and internationally to Mexico, China and Korea.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- serial numbers 200101 to 202190
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K992894"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KDI
- Firm FEI
- 3000210122
- Firm city
- Park
- Firm state
- IL
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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