Medical device manufacturer, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, has issued a medical device safety alert concerning its Artiset Blood Tubing Sets [Product Description: ARTISET HD DNL HC; Product Code: 955075; Lot Number: 1000204788; Expiration Date: 31 August 2021; Distributed between 2 March 2019 and 16 April 2019].
According to the manufacturer, a disconnection event may result in blood loss, air embolism, or delay in therapy. There have been no reports of serious injury associated with this issue.
Affected users are advised to take the following actions:
Product replacement is on-going.
According to the local supplier, the affected products are distributed in Hong Kong.
If you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions.
Posted on 23 January 2020