Baxter Healthcare Corp. Recalls Upgraded COLLEAGUE Triple Channel Volumetric Infusion Pumps
The FDA and Baxter Healthcare Corp. have notified healthcare professionals and consumers of a Class 1 Recall of Baxter Upgraded COLEAGUE Triple Cannel Volumetric Infusion Pumps, Model numbers 2M8153, 2M8163, and 2M9163. The FDA defines a class 1 recall as "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." The electronic pumps are used to deliver controlled amounts of medication or other fluids to patients through and intravenous or other direct line into the bloodstream.
