CLASS II Device recall · Reported 4 May 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) cycler recalled by Baxter Healthcare
Baxter Healthcare is recalling Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) cycler, distributed in New York. The recall was initiated on 16 Feb 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-1565-2016
- FDA event ID
- 73435
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 16 Feb 2016
- FDA classified
- 25 Apr 2016
- Reported
- 4 May 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 16 Feb 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 25 Apr 2016 | Classified by FDA | +69 days |
| 4 May 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is sending this communication to inform you of incomplete instructions in the AMIA Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (PO) System Clinician Guide for calculating the total recommended solution therapy volume. Specifically, the instructions do not specify the need for an extra 200 mL of PD solution in order to prime the patient line and for air purge operations. The tot
Product as listed by the FDA
Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) cycler
Where it was distributed
US Consignee: NY ***Foreign Consignee: Ecuador
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is sending this communication to inform you of incomplete instructions in the AMIA Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (PO) System Clinician Guide for calculating the total recommended solution therapy volume. Specifically, the instructions do not specify the need for an extra 200 mL of PD solution in order to prime the patient line and for air purge operations. The tot
Which lots are affected?
N/A
Where was it sold?
US Consignee: NY ***Foreign Consignee: Ecuador
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 II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
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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