Recall Register

Device recall: Prismaflex System, Product Code 107493 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal…

Class II FDA enforcement event 79965. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Baxter Healthcare will be installing new firmware on all Prismaflex control units to address the potential for a small number of these units to exhibit a failure mode with the pump module electronics. The failure mode may result in a Voltage Out of Range malfunction alarm, which causes the device to enter a safe state and become inoperable until it is serviced. Baxter will be releasing new…

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Baxter Healthcare Corporation started this device recall on 24 Apr 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Deerfield, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 79965 has 5 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 30 May 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 22 Jun 2021.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide distribution: United States (including Puerto Rico), and countries of: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, Vietnam,…

Recalling firm

Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

5 product records in the event.

FDA event 79965: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1922-2018Prismaflex System, Product Code 107493 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. " Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or…5880 unitsClass IITerminated30 May 2018
Z-1923-2018Prismaflex 5.10 US, Product Code 113081 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. " Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or…1256 unitsClass IITerminated30 May 2018
Z-1924-2018Prismaflex 7.XX ROW, Product Code 114870 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. " Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or…2772 unitsClass IITerminated30 May 2018
Z-1925-2018Prismaflex 7.XX US, Product Code 115269 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. " Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or…557 unitsClass IITerminated30 May 2018
Z-1926-2018Prismaflex 7.20 US, Product Code 955542 Intended Use: The Prismaflex Control Unit is intended for: " Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing 20 kilograms or more with acute renal failure and/or fluid overload. " Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) therapy for patients weighing 20 kilograms or…231 unitsClass IITerminated30 May 2018

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2018
1,074
Share of these events in Class II
92%
Product records in this event
5Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
193

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Baxter Healthcare Corporation
InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
17 Aug 20260.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 500 mL, VIAFLEX Plastic Containers, with 24 units per case. Baxter Healthcare CorporaDrugClass I1
17 Aug 2026Dextrose Injection, USP, 70 %, 2000 mL bags, Rx Only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation Deerfield, IL, 60016, Made in USA, NDrugClass I1
11 Aug 2026Baxter Novum IQ Syringe Pump, Model Number 40800BAXUSDeviceClass II2
6 Aug 2026Vancomycin Injection, USP in 5% Dextrose, 1 g per 200mL (5 mg/mL), in GALAXY Single-Dose Container, Rx only, Sterile NonDrugClass II17
24 Jul 2026Cefazolin in Dextrose, Injection, USP, 2g / 100mL (20mg / mL) Single-Dose Infusion Bag in 100mL GALAXY Plastic ContainerDrugClass I1
30 Jun 2026Baxter Duo-Vent Solution Set and Male Luer Lock Adapter, Product Code 1C8507; Solution Administration SetsDeviceClass I1
21 May 2026Hillrom VOLARA System P.CIRCUIT KIT (Single Patient Use Circuit), Model/Catalog Number REF M08085; Oscillation Lung ExpaDeviceClass I4
22 Apr 2026Brand Name: Exacta Mix Product Name: Vented Micro-Volume Inlet Model/Catalog Number: H938175 Product Description: TubingDeviceClass II1
21 Apr 2026Adapter for Head Positioning, Model/Catalog Number: 1739994, when used in conjunction with the side rails of the Upper BDeviceClass II1
18 Feb 2026Brand Name: Welch Allyn, Inc. Product Name: Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener VS100 Model/Catalog Number: VS100 Software DeviceClass II1

Baxter Healthcare Corporation: all 193 events

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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 79965. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/79965/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
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Licence
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Export date
28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register
23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: Worldwide distribution: United States (including Puerto Rico), and countries of: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, Vietnam,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 79965?
The event has 5 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 5880 units
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.