Baxter Healthcare has issued a voluntary recall of its Buretrol Solution Sets due to a malfunctioning valve, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The Buretrol Solution Sets are disposable devices for administering fluids from a container to a patient's blood vessels. The device allows access to the patient's veins.
The ball-valve component allows air to flow past the valve and enter the tubing after the pre-measured fluid is completely administered to the patient. This could cause a safety risk if the air is not removed because it may enter the patient's vascular system and cause an air embolism in the bloodstream.
Adverse health consequences could include death.
Products manufactured from April 30, 2003 through July 26, 2012 and distributed May 1, 2003 to Aug. 16, 2012 were affected by the recall notice. The FDA recommends providers stop using the affected solution sets immediately and contact Baxter for return instructions.
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The Buretrol Solution Sets are disposable devices for administering fluids from a container to a patient's blood vessels. The device allows access to the patient's veins.
The ball-valve component allows air to flow past the valve and enter the tubing after the pre-measured fluid is completely administered to the patient. This could cause a safety risk if the air is not removed because it may enter the patient's vascular system and cause an air embolism in the bloodstream.
Adverse health consequences could include death.
Products manufactured from April 30, 2003 through July 26, 2012 and distributed May 1, 2003 to Aug. 16, 2012 were affected by the recall notice. The FDA recommends providers stop using the affected solution sets immediately and contact Baxter for return instructions.
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