Baxter Healthcare Renal Div: System 1000 family of Hemodialysis Instruments, including the System 1000, TINA, AURORA and Altratouch; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 U.S.A.

Recall number

Z-0766-06

Recalling firm

Baxter Healthcare Renal Div

Product

System 1000 family of Hemodialysis Instruments, including the System 1000, TINA, AURORA and Altratouch; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 U.S.A.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2006-02-24

Posted

2006-04-18

Terminated

2008-10-28

Reason

The older style 'Through Hardware' Dialysate Monitoring Manifolds and 'Noryl' Ultra Filtration Removal Regulators may become cracked due to mechanical and thermal stress. If either of these parts become cracked during patient treatment, there is the potential for an ultrafiltration error to occur, which can result in excessive removal of fluid from the patient.

Root cause

Other

Action

Baxter sent Urgent Device Correction letters dated 02/24/06 to all System 1000, TINA, Altratouch and Aurora Hemodialysis Instrument customers via first class mail on the same date, to the attention of the Hemodialysis Administrator. The letters informed the accounts that the potential for the older style 'Through Hardware' Dialysate Monitoring Manifolds and 'Noryl' Ultra Filtration Removal Regulators to become cracked due to mechanical and thermal stress. Color photographs of the old style and new style components were included in the letter. The accounts were informed that if the cracking occurs during patient treatment, the potential exists for an ultra filtration error to occur, which can result in excessive removal of fluid from the patient. Baxter provided a chart to determine which upgrade kit is required for each unit, based on the serial number involved. The accounts were requested to complete the enclosed Action Completion Response form, indicating the instrument serial number and which parts are needed for each machine at the site, and fax the sheet to 1-727-544-3025. Upon receipt of the Action Completion Reply form, a Baxter Field Service Engineer will call the account to schedule the upgrades. Any technical questions were directed to Baxter Global Technical Services at 1-800-553-6898, prompt 3, option 2, choice 1.

Quantity

14,917 units

Distribution

Nationwide including Puerto Rico, and internationally to Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, UAE, UK, Turkey, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Jamaica, St. Croix, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Australia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, China, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Canada.

Lot, serial or model codes

product codes SYS1000L3, SYS1000L3P, SYS1000L3T, SYS1000L3D, SYS1000L32C2, SYS1000L3TD, SYS1000LC2; all serial numbers within the range of 1001 through 22000

510(k) numbers

["K910215"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

FKP

Firm FEI

3000210122

Firm city

Park

Firm state

IL

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

Copy