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CriticalFDAfda-Z-2140-2012ELECTRICAL SHOCK

AUTOMIX Plus High Speed Compounder System, product 2M8075; automated nutrition compounders; Product Usage: The Automix Compounder Sy...

⚠ Critical FDA Safety Notice — Talk to Your Doctor

The FDA has flagged this as a serious safety concern (electrical shock). Do not stop, change, or discard a prescribed medication or medical device on your own. Contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately to ask whether this notice applies to your prescription and what to do next. Any specific guidance below comes directly from the FDA — Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice.

Units Affected
840
Recall Date
July 13, 2012
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Electrical Shock

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-2140-2012.

After fluid ingress into the keypad of the AUTOMIX Compounder's (AUTOMIX) control module, the AUTOMIX may generate an incorrect device response to an AUTOMIX operator's key press. Also, the AUTOMIX system may experience an intermittent electrical failure, in which unexpected pump motor operations will occur. Also, the AUTOMIX system may intermittently experience an electrical failure where the compounder may stop compounding without an alarm and not be detected by the user.

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-2140-2012.

Recall terminated by FDA.

🩺 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist

Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice. Any specific instructions about this medication or device come directly from the FDA notice above. Before making any change to your treatment:

  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-2140-2012.

Baxter Healthcare Corp.

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Baxter Healthcare Corp. Recall FAQ

Baxter Healthcare Corp. is the subject of a medical devices safety report: AUTOMIX Plus High Speed Compounder System, product 2M8075; automated nutrition compounders; Product Usage: The Automix Compounder Sy.... The notice was published on July 13, 2012 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 840 units are potentially affected.