Recalls / Class II
Class IID-627-2013
Product
Lidocaine Hydrochloride and 5% Dextrose Injection, USP, 2g VIAFLEX Plus Plastic Container, 500mL, Rx Only, Baxter, Deerfield, IL 60015
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #: Product code 2B0973: P279935, Exp 7/13
Why it was recalled
Lack of Assurance of Sterilty: Specific lot numbers of these products have been identified for potential administration port leakage. The potential for leakage is the result of a manufacturing issue which occurred during the sealing of the closure assembly at the administration port.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Baxter Healthcare Corp.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1 Baxter Pkwy, N/A, Deerfield, Illinois 60015-4625
Distribution
- Quantity
- N/A
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide & Puerto Rico
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2013-05-21
- FDA classified
- 2013-06-28
- Posted by FDA
- 2013-07-10
- Terminated
- 2015-06-18
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-627-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.