Baxter Healthcare Corp. in association with the FDA has recently issued a Class 1, worldwide recall of the COLLEAGUE® Volumetric Infusion Pumps manufactured and distributed between February 1997 and December 2008, because they can shut down while delivering critical medication and fluids to patients.

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Baxter's Colleague infusion pump under FDA's most serious recall

-ChicagoTribune

03/13/2009 - Baxter International Inc. disclosed Wednesday that the latest flaw it identified with its frequently problem-plagued Colleague infusion pump has been classified by the Food and Drug Administration as a "Class 1 recall," the regulatory agency's most serious recall designation.

The Deerfield pharmaceutical and health-care product maker hasn't sold the Colleague infusion pump in the U.S. since 2005, because the device has exhibited a variety of problems including battery failures, problems with false alarms and alarm failures, inadequate infusion. But pumps remain in service, and are used in hospitals and clinics for medical-infusion treatments; Baxter continues to monitor the existing inventory.

In January, Baxter sent customers a letter warning them that certain models of the Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps have a failure-code problem. The sophisticated infusion-pump devices are designed to monitor a variety of sensors, electronics and medical-control software during patient therapy, and to automatically shut down and sound an alarm in the event of an unexpected or potentially dangerous situation.

But Baxter's January letter noted that failure codes and subsequent unwanted shutdowns could be spurred by certain sequences of inputs by operators or other factors. "There have been serious injuries and/or deaths associated with failures identified in this letter," Baxter said.

On Tuesday, Baxter said the FDA had classified the latest letter as a Class 1 recall. The FDA characterizes such a recall in "a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death."

If you or a loved one suffered injuries or death from a recalled Baxter COLLEAGUE or Flo Guard Volumetric infusion pump you may be entitled to compensation. Contact the Baxter infusion pump attorneys of Ennis & Ennis, P.A. today by filling out our free case evaluation form on this page or by calling toll-free 1-800-856-6405. Our experienced lawyers can answer any questions you may have about the Baxter infusion pump recall and potential Baxter infusion pump class action lawsuit.

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