Baxter Healthcare Corporation - 720000-720000
Baxter Healthcare Corporation - 720000-720000
Lower-risk recall
Certain infusion pumps may exhibit excessive wear of the pumping mechanism caused by a lack of lubrication, this could affect the occlusion of the tubing and result in over- or under-infusion.
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What happened, in plain English
Baxter Healthcare Corporation - 720000-720000 Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/72892-baxter-healthcare-corporation-720000-720000.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/72892-baxter-healthcare-corporation-720000-720000 · Updated September 23, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0971-2018
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“Baxter Healthcare Corporation - 720000-720000.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72892-baxter-healthcare-corporation-720000-720000. Based on FDA recall #Z-0971-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0971-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
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Who’s affected
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How to tell if you have this one
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- Brand
Baxter Healthcare Corporation- Product
Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library (Version 6) (GTIN 00085412091570); Model Numbers: 35700BAX- Category
Medical device
What to do — step by step
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Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution - US, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 18 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0971-2018 (October 6, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0971-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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