FDAOctober 7, 2013device

1) The HomeChoice automated peritoneal dialysis system. Dataplate located on the device is labeled in part: Baxter. 2) The HomeChoice PRO automated peritoneal dialysis system. Dataplate located on the device is labeled in part: Baxter. The HomeChoice/HomeChoice Pro Automated Personal Cycler perit...

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

In systems with version 10.4 software Initial Drain logic, the device will attempt to drain the patient to empty at the beginning of therapy (initial drain). The operator can stop, but cannot bypass, the active Initial Drain. This is to mitigate against Unintended Increased Intraperitoneal Volume (IIVP). This can cause serious problems in patients with unrelated a co-morbid condition of ascites.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

baxter healthcarebaxter

Recall history

Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.

Own something like this?

AllClear screens your whole list against every CPSC, FDA, USDA and NHTSA recall — and tells you the day a new one names something you own.

Start free — 200 items, no card →