Baxter Healthcare Corp.: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-2473-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

MiniCap Extended Life PD Transfer Set. Product Code 5C4449. intended for use with Baxter Locking titanium adapter for peritoneal dialysis catheter in disconnect applications and in cycler applications where aseptic connections and disconnections are performed at the transfer set/cycler set juncture.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: February 25, 2013

Date Posted: September 2, 2015

Recall Number: Z-2473-2015

Event ID: 64928

Reason for Recall:

Labeling Revision: Additional instructions for the use of peritoneal dialysis transfer sets including the sanitization the connection, healthcare provider monitoring of thyroid function, caution against reuse or reprocessing of the devices, warning against use if tip protectors are not in place, and advisement that the product does not contain natural rubber latex.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 33,474 units

Code Information:

Product Code: 5C4449; All Lots

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US: Nationwide + American Samoa + District of Columbia + Guam + Northern Mariana Islands + Puerto Rico; *** FOREIGN: Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France (New Caledonia), Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom (Cayman Islands), Uruguay, Venezuela

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated