CLASS I Device recall · Reported 30 Apr 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report
Sigma Spectrum Volumetric Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library recalled
Baxter Healthcare is recalling Sigma Spectrum Volumetric Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 7 Feb 2014 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-1484-2014
- FDA event ID
- 67523
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 7 Feb 2014
- FDA classified
- 24 Apr 2014
- Reported
- 30 Apr 2014
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Infusion Pumps
Timeline
| 7 Feb 2014 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 24 Apr 2014 | Classified by FDA | +76 days |
| 30 Apr 2014 | Published 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
Baxter Healthcare Corporation has issued an Urgent Device Correction for the SIGMA SPECTRUM Volumetric Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library due to repeated System Error 322 occurrences.
Product as listed by the FDA
SIGMA SPECTRUM Volumetric Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library Product Usage: Sigma Spectrum Volumetric Infusion Pumps with Master Drug Library are intended to be used for the controlled administration of intravenous fluids. These fluids may include pharmaceutical drugs, blood, blood products and mixtures of required patient therapy.
Where it was distributed
Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including PR and the country of Canada.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Baxter Healthcare Corporation has issued an Urgent Device Correction for the SIGMA SPECTRUM Volumetric Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library due to repeated System Error 322 occurrences.
Which lots are affected?
Product Codes: 35700BAX, 35700ABB
Where was it sold?
Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including PR and the country of Canada.
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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