CLASS I ONGOING Device recall · Reported 19 Jul 2023 · FDA Enforcement Report

Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump, Product recalled by Baxter Healthcare

Baxter Healthcare is recalling Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 15 Jun 2023 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesGTIN 00085412498683, Software version v8.01.01, Serial Numbers
Quantity recalled3306 units

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-2103-2023
FDA event ID
92562
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Recall initiated
15 Jun 2023
FDA classified
13 Jul 2023
Reported
19 Jul 2023
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Letter
Reason category
Device Malfunction
Device type
Infusion Pumps

Timeline

15 Jun 2023Recall initiated by company
13 Jul 2023Classified by FDA+28 days
19 Jul 2023Published in enforcement report+6 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

A medical device correction is being issued for SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System (V8 Platform) and Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software infusion pumps due to an increase in reported false upstream occlusion alarms following upgrades to software versions v8.01.01 and v9.02.01.

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

SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump, Product Code 35700BAX2

Where it was distributed

US Nationwide distribution.

Nationwide

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

A medical device correction is being issued for SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System (V8 Platform) and Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software infusion pumps due to an increase in reported false upstream occlusion alarms following upgrades to software versions v8.01.01 and v9.02.01.

Which lots are affected?

GTIN 00085412498683, Software version v8.01.01, Serial Numbers

Where was it sold?

US Nationwide distribution.

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.

Other products in this recall event

1 other product · FDA event 92562

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is The Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety recalled.

ReportedClassRecallCompanyReasonWhere
CLASS IThe Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety recalledBaxter HealthcareDevice MalfunctionNationwide

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