PrisMax System software causes unalerted treatment parameter reversion
The PrisMax System may revert custom treatment parameters to default values without notifying the operator when the Same Patient function is used. This could cause patients to receive unintended treatment settings.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported hospitalizations, injuries, or deaths. The software anomaly creates a risk that patients could receive unintended treatment parameters, but the hazard remains theoretical with no confirmed adverse events. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products without reported injury score 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling the PrisMax System (Product Code 955724), a medical device used for continuous renal replacement therapy, due to software anomalies in its parameter handling. When an operator enters non-default values for the Gain/Loss Limit or Return Pressure Drop Limit (RDL) and initiates therapy using the Same Patient function, the system will revert these parameters to their default values.
The PrisMax System interface will display the original custom values once treatment is restarted, but the system provides no alert to notify the operator that the parameters have been changed. The RDL value will revert immediately upon selecting Same Patient, while the Gain/Loss Limit value will revert when the patient's weight or hematocrit is changed during treatment.
The affected devices, totaling 296 units, were distributed worldwide including to the United States and to facilities in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and numerous countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. Healthcare providers using this equipment should verify that operators are aware of this anomaly and establish procedures to confirm treatment parameters are correctly set at each therapy initiation.
The recalled product
- Product
- PrisMax System, Product Code 955724
- Manufacturer
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Hazard
- software-defect
- incorrect-parameter
- lack-of-alert
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- GTIN 07332414126018
- All Serial Numbers
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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