CLASS I Device recall · Reported 3 Aug 2022 · FDA Enforcement Report
Abacus TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) Calculation recalled
Baxter Healthcare is recalling Abacus TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) Calculation, distributed in Puerto Rico. The recall was initiated on 22 Jun 2022 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1376-2022
- FDA event ID
- 90212
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 22 Jun 2022
- FDA classified
- 22 Jul 2022
- Reported
- 3 Aug 2022
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Device Malfunction
- Device type
- Medical Software
Timeline
| 22 Jun 2022 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Classified by FDA | +30 days |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
There is a potential risk of medication error when using specific Abacus Order Entry & Calculation software.
Device recalls are issued when a component, software or design fault could cause the device to fail or give wrong readings. Many are corrections applied in the field rather than physical returns.
Product as listed by the FDA
ABACUS TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) Calculation software, Product codes: 8300-0167 (Abacus V3.1 CE), 8300-0168 (Abacus V3.1 SE), 8300-0169 (Abacus V3.1 ME), 8300-0191 (Abacus V3.2 CE), 8300-0192 (Abacus V3.2 SE), 8300-0193 (Abacus V3.2 ME), 8300-3391 (Abacus V3.3 CE), 8300-3392 (Abacus V3.3 SE), and 8300-3393 (Abacus V3.3 ME). Commonly used with ExactaMix automated compounding devices (ExactaMix 1200 and ExactaMix 2400).
Where it was distributed
United States (including Puerto Rico), Argentina, Bermuda, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Canada, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, and EMEA
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
There is a potential risk of medication error when using specific Abacus Order Entry & Calculation software.
Which lots are affected?
Product Code 8300-3391, UDI (01)05413765577345(10)3.3.2.1, Release date 20-Sep-2019; Product Code 8300-3392, UDI (01)05413765577352(10)3.3.2.1, Release date 20-Sep-2019; Product Code 8300-3393, UDI (01)05413765577369(10)3.3.2.1, Release date 20-Sep-2019; Product Codes: 8300-0167, V3.1 CE, Release date 20-May-2013, 8300-0168, V3.1 SE, Release date 20-May-2013, 8300-0169, V3.1 ME, Release date 20-May-2013, 8300-0191, V3.2 CE, Release date 17-Dec-2015, 8300-0192, V3.2 SE, Release date 17-Dec-2015, 8300-0193, V3.2 ME, Release date 17-Dec-2015, No UDIs
Where was it sold?
United States (including Puerto Rico), Argentina, Bermuda, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Canada, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, and EMEA
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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