FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Baxter Healthcare Corp.: Baxter Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument, product code 5M5576 and 5M5576R; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL 60085 The instrument is part of a high permeability hemodialysis system which consists of a controlled dialysate delivery system that incorporates an ultrafiltration controller to prevent excessive loss of water from the patient''s blood, an extracorporeal blood set, and a high permeability dialyzer. The standard features of the Meridian instrument incluide a high blood flow rate capacity (for shortened hemodialysis treatment time), automatic ultrafiltration control, standard and variable bicarbonate and sodium capabilities anbd automated chemical disinfection. The Meridian will operate in either the bicarbonate or acetate mode for concentrates.
- Recall number
- Z-0605-03
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare Corp.
- Product
- Baxter Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument, product code 5M5576 and 5M5576R; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL 60085 The instrument is part of a high permeability hemodialysis system which consists of a controlled dialysate delivery system that incorporates an ultrafiltration controller to prevent excessive loss of water from the patient''s blood, an extracorporeal blood set, and a high permeability dialyzer. The standard features of the Meridian instrument incluide a high blood flow rate capacity (for shortened hemodialysis treatment time), automatic ultrafiltration control, standard and variable bicarbonate and sodium capabilities anbd automated chemical disinfection. The Meridian will operate in either the bicarbonate or acetate mode for concentrates.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2002-11-15
- Posted
- 2003-03-05
- Terminated
- 2003-09-19
- Reason
- Meridian hemodialysis instrument may reset when in shutdown mode causing the system to reset with potential for patient increased bioburden exposure.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Baxter issued a Safety Alert letter dated 11/15/02 to the direct accounts informing them of the potential for incomplete disinfection of the Meridian instrument during the Renalin/Formalin disinfection cycle due to electomagnetic interference (EMI). The accounts were informed that they will be receiving a radio frequency interference (RFI) filter kit and installation instructions to eliminate EMI by 2/28/03. The accounts were given instructions to follow to ensure that the Renalin/Formalin disinfection cycle has been completed prior to use of the machine.
- Quantity
- 2864 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide, Mexico, China, South Korea, Hong Kong
- Lot, serial or model codes
- product codes 5M5576, 5M5576R, serial numbers 200000 through 202864
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KDI
- Firm FEI
- 1416980
- Firm city
- Round Lake
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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