Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Baxter received customer reports of air bubbles in the drip chamber and tubing when a pressure cuff is in use or when the tubing is flushed at the fully open position.

There have been reports of air and medication leakage from the nebulizer cup during therapy of Volara system patient circuits. The leakage can lead to an oxygen level drop in the patient and ineffective nebulization, which may affect the delivery of the prescribed treatment. The issue has been associated with improper locking of the nebulizer cup after adding medication during user setup.

There have been reports of air and medication leakage from the nebulizer cup during therapy of Volara system patient circuits. The leakage can lead to an oxygen level drop in the patient and ineffective nebulization, which may affect the delivery of the prescribed treatment. The issue has been associated with improper locking of the nebulizer cup after adding medication during user setup.

There have been reports of air and medication leakage from the nebulizer cup during therapy of Volara system patient circuits. The leakage can lead to an oxygen level drop in the patient and ineffective nebulization, which may affect the delivery of the prescribed treatment. The issue has been associated with improper locking of the nebulizer cup after adding medication during user setup.

There have been reports of air and medication leakage from the nebulizer cup during therapy of Volara system patient circuits. The leakage can lead to an oxygen level drop in the patient and ineffective nebulization, which may affect the delivery of the prescribed treatment. The issue has been associated with improper locking of the nebulizer cup after adding medication during user setup.

The Adapter for Head Positioning accessory may become loose during patient positioning and unintentionally move when used in conjunction with the side rails of the Upper Back Section H V U component on Baxter operating tables.

Affected lots may contain incorrect 0.8-micron filters. Use of a 0.8-micron filter in place of the validated 3-micron filter may lead to reduced flow efficiency, incomplete or slower transfers of ingredients, or system alarms. This issue may lead to clinical effects such as electrolyte imbalance, metabolic instability, delayed recovery, etc.

Urgent Medical Device Correction for the Volara system single-patient use circuit due to the potential that patients or caregivers may be unaware of a possible decrease in oxygen levels (oxygen desaturation), or potential lung tissue injury from overexpansion (barotrauma) when the Volara device is used in the home care environment. This correction is providing the home caregiver specific instructions for use.

Display screen may unintentionally flicker due to a software issue. Exposure to flickering lights may induce photosensitive seizure activity in susceptible individuals.

Pumps were released without full testing being performed, including occlusion alarm testing.