Baxter Healthcare Corporation TherMax Blood Warmer Unit Recall
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Product
TherMax Blood Warmer Unit
Brand
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Product Code: 955630, UDI: 00085412639505, Serial Numbers: 101332, 101335, 101358, 101369, 101402, 101403, 101404, 101406, 101415, 101416, 101429, 101430, 101437, 101439, 101440, 101441, 101443. Product Code: 955515, Serial Numbers 100261, 100263, 100280, 100281, 100282, 100283, 100284, 100285, 100286, 100287, 100288, 100289, 100290, 100291, 100292, 100294, 100296, 100298, 100299, 100306, 100307, 100308, 100309, 100310, 100312, 100313, 100314, 100315, 100321, 100322, 100323, 100324, 100325, 100326, 100327, 100328, 100330, 100341, 100342, 100343, 100344, 100345, 100346, 100347, 100348, 100349, 100356, 100357, 100358, 100359, 100360, 100361, 100362, 100363, 100364, 100365, 100366, 100367, 100368, 100369, 100370, 100391, 100392, 100393, 100395, 100396, 100397, 100398, 100399, 100400, 100401, 100402, 100403, 100404, 100405, 100416, 100417, 100418, 100419, 100420, 100421, 100422, 100423, 100424, 100427, 100428, 100429, 100446, 100450, 100453, 100454, 100455, 100456, 100458, 100459, 100460, 100486, 100487, 100489, 100490, 100496, 100497, 100498, 100499, 100500, 100501, 100502, 100503, 100504, 100505, 100532, 100533, 100535, 100537, 100538, 100539, 100540, 100541, 100545, 100548, 100550, 100551, 100552, 100555, 100581, 100582, 100583, 100584, 100585, 100586, 100587, 100590, 100591, 100595, 100596, 100599, 100601, 100602, 100603, 100605, 100631, 100632, 100633, 100639, 100640, 100641, 100642, 100643, 100644, 100645, 100646, 100649, 100650, 100652, 100653, 100654, 100655, 100756, 100757, 100758, 100759, 100761, 100762, 100763, 100764, 100765, 100766, 100767, 100768, 100769, 100770, 100771, 100772, 100773, 100774, 100775, 100776, 100777, 100778, 100779, 100780, 100781, 100782, 100783, 100784, 100785, 100786, 100787, 100788, 100789, 100790, 100791, 100793, 100794, 100795, 100796, 100798, 100799, 100800, 100801, 100802, 100803, 100804, 100805, 100806, 100807, 100808, 100810, 100811, 100812, 100813, 100814, 100815, 100816, 100817, 100818, 100819, 100820, 100821, 100822, 100823, 100825, 100826, 100827, 100829, 100830, 100856, 100857, 100858, 100859, 100860, 100861, 100863, 100864, 100865, 100868, 100869, 100871, 100872, 100874, 100875, 100878, 100879, 100880, 100881, 100882, 100883, 100884, 100885, 100886, 100887, 100888, 100889, 100890, 100891, 100892, 100893, 100894, 100895, 100896, 100897, 100898, 100899, 100900, 100931, 100932, 100933, 100934, 100936, 100938, 100939, 100940, 100941, 100942, 100943, 100945, 100946, 100947, 100948, 100949, 100950, 100952, 100954, 100955, 100981, 100983, 100984, 100985, 100986, 100987, 100988, 100989, 100990, 100991, 100992, 100997, 100998, 100999, 101000, 101001, 101002, 101003, 101004, 101005, 101006, 101007, 101008, 101009, 101010, 101011, 101012, 101013, 101014, 101015, 101016, 101017, 101018, 101019, 101020, 101021, 101022, 101024, 101026, 101027, 101030, 101081, 101082, 101083, 101084, 101085, 101086, 101088, 101089, 101090, 101091, 101092, 101094, 101095, 101096, 101097, 101098, 101099, 101101, 101103, 101104, 101105, 101106, 101107, 101108, 101109, 101110, 101111, 101112, 101115, 101121, 101122, 101123, 101124, 101126, 101127, 101172, 101173, 101174, 101175, 101176, 101177, 101179, 101180, 101181, 101182, 101183, 101184, 101185, 101186, 101187, 101188, 101189, 101190, 101192, 101229, 101230, 101231, 101233, 101235, 101236, 101237, 101241, 101246, 101247, 101248, 101249, 101250, 101251, 101252, 101253, 101254, 101255, 101256, 101257, 101258, 101259, 101271, 101272, 101273, 101274, 101276, 101277, 101278, 101458, 101460, 101469, 101470, 101471, 101472, 101473, 101474, 101475, 101476, 101477, 101478, 101479, 101480, 101481, 101482, 101483, 101484, 101485, 101486, 101487, 101488, 101489, 101490, 101491, 101492, 101508, 101509, 101510, 101511, 101512, 101513, 101514, 101515, 101516, 101517, 101519, 101520, 101521, 101522, 101538, 101539, 101540, 101541, 101542, 101543, 101544, 101545, 101546, 101547, 101548, 101549, 101550, 101551, 101552, 101553, 101554, 101555, 101556, 101557, 101558, 101559, 101560, 101561, 101562, 101593, 101594, 101595, 101596, 101597, 101598, 101599, 101600, 101601, 101602, 101603, 101604, 101605, 101607.
Products Sold
Product Code: 955630, UDI: 00085412639505, Serial Numbers: 101332, 101335, 101358, 101369, 101402, 101403, 101404, 101406, 101415, 101416, 101429, 101430, 101437, 101439, 101440, 101441, 101443. Product Code: 955515, Serial Numbers 100261, 100263, 100280, 100281, 100282, 100283, 100284, 100285, 100286, 100287, 100288, 100289, 100290, 100291, 100292, 100294, 100296, 100298, 100299, 100306, 100307, 100308, 100309, 100310, 100312, 100313, 100314, 100315, 100321, 100322, 100323, 100324, 100325, 100326, 100327, 100328, 100330, 100341, 100342, 100343, 100344, 100345, 100346, 100347, 100348, 100349, 100356, 100357, 100358, 100359, 100360, 100361, 100362, 100363, 100364, 100365, 100366, 100367, 100368, 100369, 100370, 100391, 100392, 100393, 100395, 100396, 100397, 100398, 100399, 100400, 100401, 100402, 100403, 100404, 100405, 100416, 100417, 100418, 100419, 100420, 100421, 100422, 100423, 100424, 100427, 100428, 100429, 100446, 100450, 100453, 100454, 100455, 100456, 100458, 100459, 100460, 100486, 100487, 100489, 100490, 100496, 100497, 100498, 100499, 100500, 100501, 100502, 100503, 100504, 100505, 100532, 100533, 100535, 100537, 100538, 100539, 100540, 100541, 100545, 100548, 100550, 100551, 100552, 100555, 100581, 100582, 100583, 100584, 100585, 100586, 100587, 100590, 100591, 100595, 100596, 100599, 100601, 100602, 100603, 100605, 100631, 100632, 100633, 100639, 100640, 100641, 100642, 100643, 100644, 100645, 100646, 100649, 100650, 100652, 100653, 100654, 100655, 100756, 100757, 100758, 100759, 100761, 100762, 100763, 100764, 100765, 100766, 100767, 100768, 100769, 100770, 100771, 100772, 100773, 100774, 100775, 100776, 100777, 100778, 100779, 100780, 100781, 100782, 100783, 100784, 100785, 100786, 100787, 100788, 100789, 100790, 100791, 100793, 100794, 100795, 100796, 100798, 100799, 100800, 100801, 100802, 100803, 100804, 100805, 100806, 100807, 100808, 100810, 100811, 100812, 100813, 100814, 100815, 100816, 100817, 100818, 100819, 100820, 100821, 100822, 100823, 100825, 100826, 100827, 100829, 100830, 100856, 100857, 100858, 100859, 100860, 100861, 100863, 100864, 100865, 100868, 100869, 100871, 100872, 100874, 100875, 100878, 100879, 100880, 100881, 100882, 100883, 100884, 100885, 100886, 100887, 100888, 100889, 100890, 100891, 100892, 100893, 100894, 100895, 100896, 100897, 100898, 100899, 100900, 100931, 100932, 100933, 100934, 100936, 100938, 100939, 100940, 100941, 100942, 100943, 100945, 100946, 100947, 100948, 100949, 100950, 100952, 100954, 100955, 100981, 100983, 100984, 100985, 100986, 100987, 100988, 100989, 100990, 100991, 100992, 100997, 100998, 100999, 101000, 101001, 101002, 101003, 101004, 101005, 101006, 101007, 101008, 101009, 101010, 101011, 101012, 101013, 101014, 101015, 101016, 101017, 101018, 101019, 101020, 101021, 101022, 101024, 101026, 101027, 101030, 101081, 101082, 101083, 101084, 101085, 101086, 101088, 101089, 101090, 101091, 101092, 101094, 101095, 101096, 101097, 101098, 101099, 101101, 101103, 101104, 101105, 101106, 101107, 101108, 101109, 101110, 101111, 101112, 101115, 101121, 101122, 101123, 101124, 101126, 101127, 101172, 101173, 101174, 101175, 101176, 101177, 101179, 101180, 101181, 101182, 101183, 101184, 101185, 101186, 101187, 101188, 101189, 101190, 101192, 101229, 101230, 101231, 101233, 101235, 101236, 101237, 101241, 101246, 101247, 101248, 101249, 101250, 101251, 101252, 101253, 101254, 101255, 101256, 101257, 101258, 101259, 101271, 101272, 101273, 101274, 101276, 101277, 101278, 101458, 101460, 101469, 101470, 101471, 101472, 101473, 101474, 101475, 101476, 101477, 101478, 101479, 101480, 101481, 101482, 101483, 101484, 101485, 101486, 101487, 101488, 101489, 101490, 101491, 101492, 101508, 101509, 101510, 101511, 101512, 101513, 101514, 101515, 101516, 101517, 101519, 101520, 101521, 101522, 101538, 101539, 101540, 101541, 101542, 101543, 101544, 101545, 101546, 101547, 101548, 101549, 101550, 101551, 101552, 101553, 101554, 101555, 101556, 101557, 101558, 101559, 101560, 101561, 101562, 101593, 101594, 101595, 101596, 101597, 101598, 101599, 101600, 101601, 101602, 101603, 101604, 101605, 101607.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling TherMax Blood Warmer Unit due to TherMax Blood Warmers may not be in compliance with an electrical safety standard, which requires a protective earth connection that can sustain a cu. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
TherMax Blood Warmers may not be in compliance with an electrical safety standard, which requires a protective earth connection that can sustain a current of 25 amps for 10 seconds.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Baxter Healthcare notified customers on about 09/19/2019, via "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter. Customers were informed that specific TherMax Blood Warmers listed below may not be in compliance with an electrical safety standard, which requires a protective earth connection that can sustain a current of 25 amps for 10 seconds. The affected units may not have an adequate ground path, which could cause the units to become damaged if used with improperly grounded outlets. The damage could cause the TherMax Blood Warmer units to be nonfunctional during clinical use. Instructions included that customers could continue to safely use affected devices with a properly grounded outlet, that a local Baxter representative will contact each facility to arrange for the correction of affected devices, to complete and return the Baxter Customer Reply Form via fax to 224-270-5457 or scanning and e-mailing it to fca@baxter.com, and to notify customers if the product was further distributed. For general questions regarding this communication, contact Baxter Corporate Product Surveillance at 800-437-5176, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Central Time, Monday through Friday.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026