Infusion pump recall is expanded

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced an expansion of the recall of Colleague and Flo-Gard infusion pumps due to false repair and test data.

The FDA said the Baxter Healthcare Corp. of Deerfield, Ill., expanded its July 25 recall to include an additional 986 Colleague infusion pumps.

The company said it initiated the voluntary recall after discovering pumps sent to be serviced or repaired might have been returned without service being performed. The original recall involved 534 infusion devices serviced in the company's Phoenix, Ariz., service center.

Affected model numbers include: FLO-GARD Model Nos. 6201 and 6301 Volumetric Infusion pump, Product Codes: 2M8063 and 2M8064; COLLEAGUE Volumetric Infusion pump, Product Codes: 2M8151 and 2M8153; and COLLEAGUE CX Volumetric Infusion pump, Product Codes: 2M8161 and 2M8163.

Customers with questions can contact the company Monday through Friday at 800-843-7867 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT or at www.baxter.com.