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Exact FDA event identifier

Event 73908

5 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 21, 2016
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Every recalled product in this event

5 official enforcement rows

Product dates, classifications, firms, and source wording remain attached to their individual rows. Opening this dossier never hides products that did not match a prior timeline filter.

device · product 1 of 5

GEM(TM), FLOWCOUPLER(R), 2.0 mm, STERILE EO, Rx only, 1 FLOWCOUPLER, REF GEM2752-FC Product Usage: The FlowCOUPLER Device is a single use, implantable device that is intended to be used in the end-to-end anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical and vascular reconstructive procedures. The FlowCOUPLER Device includes a pair of permanently implanted rings which secure the anastomosis and a removable Doppler probe that is press-fit onto one of the rings. When the FlowCOUPLER Device is used in conjunction with the FlowCOUPLER Monitor, the FlowCOUPLER System is intended to detect blood flow and confirm vessel patency intra-operatively and post-operatively at the anastomotic site.

Z-1627-2016
Recall number
Z-1627-2016
Initiated
April 21, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Quantity
315 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Package design/selection

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Reason for recall

Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

Code information

SP15H05-1067843 thru SP15K05 -1094463

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, United Kingdom, Canada

device · product 2 of 5

GEM(TM), FLOWCOUPLER(R), 2.5 mm, STERILE EO, Rx only, 1 FLOWCOUPLER, REF GEM2753-FC. Product Usage: The FlowCOUPLER Device is a single use, implantable device that is intended to be used in the end-to-end anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical and vascular reconstructive procedures. The FlowCOUPLER Device includes a pair of permanently implanted rings which secure the anastomosis and a removable Doppler probe that is press-fit onto one of the rings. When the FlowCOUPLER Device is used in conjunction with the FlowCOUPLER Monitor, the FlowCOUPLER System is intended to detect blood flow and confirm vessel patency intra-operatively and post-operatively at the anastomotic site.

Z-1628-2016
Recall number
Z-1628-2016
Initiated
April 21, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Quantity
630 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Package design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

Code information

SP15H05-1067842 thru SP15KI9-1099303

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, United Kingdom, Canada

device · product 3 of 5

GEM(TM), FLOWCOUPLER(R), 3.0 mm, STERILE EO, Rx only, 1 FLOWCOUPLER, REF GEM2754-FC Product Usage: The FlowCOUPLER Device is a single use, implantable device that is intended to be used in the end-to-end anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical and vascular reconstructive procedures. The FlowCOUPLER Device includes a pair of permanently implanted rings which secure the anastomosis and a removable Doppler probe that is press-fit onto one of the rings. When the FlowCOUPLER Device is used in conjunction with the FlowCOUPLER Monitor, the FlowCOUPLER System is intended to detect blood flow and confirm vessel patency intra-operatively and post-operatively at the anastomotic site.

Z-1629-2016
Recall number
Z-1629-2016
Initiated
April 21, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Quantity
707 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Package design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

Code information

SP15H05-1067841 thru SP15L02-1102423

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, United Kingdom, Canada

device · product 4 of 5

GEM(TM), FLOWCOUPLER(R), 3.5 mm, STERILE EO, Rx only, 1 FLOWCOUPLER, REF GEM2755-FC Product Usage: The FlowCOUPLER Device is a single use, implantable device that is intended to be used in the end-to-end anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical and vascular reconstructive procedures. The FlowCOUPLER Device includes a pair of permanently implanted rings which secure the anastomosis and a removable Doppler probe that is press-fit onto one of the rings. When the FlowCOUPLER Device is used in conjunction with the FlowCOUPLER Monitor, the FlowCOUPLER System is intended to detect blood flow and confirm vessel patency intra-operatively and post-operatively at the anastomotic site.

Z-1630-2016
Recall number
Z-1630-2016
Initiated
April 21, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Quantity
288 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Package design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

Code information

SPI5El2-1049760 thru SPI5K10-1096019

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, United Kingdom, Canada

device · product 5 of 5

GEM(TM), FLOWCOUPLER(R), 4.0 mm, STERILE EO, Rx only, 1 FLOWCOUPLER, REF GEM2756-FC Product Usage: The FlowCOUPLER Device is a single use, implantable device that is intended to be used in the end-to-end anastomosis of veins and arteries normally encountered in microsurgical and vascular reconstructive procedures. The FlowCOUPLER Device includes a pair of permanently implanted rings which secure the anastomosis and a removable Doppler probe that is press-fit onto one of the rings. When the FlowCOUPLER Device is used in conjunction with the FlowCOUPLER Monitor, the FlowCOUPLER System is intended to detect blood flow and confirm vessel patency intra-operatively and post-operatively at the anastomotic site.

Z-1631-2016
Recall number
Z-1631-2016
Initiated
April 21, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Quantity
118 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Package design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Instructions for use booklet may puncture the outer Tyvek lid.

Code information

SPI5E12-1049765 thru SPl5Hl8-1071450

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, United Kingdom, Canada