FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Baxter Healthcare Corporation: GEM Microvascular Anastomotic Coupler Devices - Product Usage: s intended to be used in the anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical procedures only in the peripheral vascular system.
- Recall number
- Z-1686-2020
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Product
- GEM Microvascular Anastomotic Coupler Devices - Product Usage: s intended to be used in the anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical procedures only in the peripheral vascular system.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-03-05
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-08-02
- Reason
- The Coupler size labeling of the outer tray may not match the Couper size labeling of the inner tray in the GEM Microvascular Coupler Device
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- An Urgent Product Recall communication was sent 3/5/2020 to affected customers via USPS First Class Mail. The recalling firm is asking that customer locate and remove all affected product from your facility, Contact Synovis MCA to arrange for return and replacement of the product, and complete the Baxter Customer Reply Form and return it to Baxter by fax or email.
- Quantity
- 209 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - United States Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI and countries of Saudi Arabia, Italy, Austria, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Spain, South Africa, Greece, Australia, France, Sweden, Netherlands, UK, Germany and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Code 5111-00200-060; GEM2752; Lots SP19J08-1401476 and SP19J09-1401614
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K861985"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MVR
- Firm FEI
- 1417572
- Firm city
- Deerfield
- 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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