FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Baxter Healthcare Corporation: FLOSEAL Special Applicator Tips in cartons labeled in part, "Floseal SPECIAL APPLICATOR TIPS***6 x Malleable Tip Trimmable Tip***Baxter***." The pouches inside the cartons are labeled in part, "Floseal SPECIAL APPLICATOR TIPS***Baxter***"."
- Recall number
- Z-2957-2018
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Product
- FLOSEAL Special Applicator Tips in cartons labeled in part, "Floseal SPECIAL APPLICATOR TIPS***6 x Malleable Tip Trimmable Tip***Baxter***." The pouches inside the cartons are labeled in part, "Floseal SPECIAL APPLICATOR TIPS***Baxter***"."
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2018-05-30
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Baxter r recalled this device due to the use of an incorrect plastic formulation in the manufacture of the blue luer component of the FLOSEAL malleable tips.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- Baxter Healthcare notified customers of the recall on 05/30/2018 via Urgent Product Recall letter to the Directors of Pharmacy. Instructions included to locate and remove all affected product from inventory, contact Baxter Healthcare Center for Service to arrange for return of affected devices, complete and return the enclosed Baxter customer reply form, and notify customers if further distributed. Adverse reactions to the product can be reported to FDA MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program and/or Baxter Corporate Product Surveillance at 800-437-5176 between the hours of 8;00 AM and 5:00 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday.
- Quantity
- 46,908 pouches
- Distribution
- Nationwide distribution to AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. International distribution to Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Columbia.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Code: 1502186; Box Lot Numbers: HA170718, HA170818, and HA170917; Pouch Lot Numbers: GR338160 and GR338384
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P990009"]
- Product code
- PMX
- 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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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