UPDATE 1-Baxter issues urgent medical device correction for certain infusion pumps

Yahoo! Finance Jul 31, 2023 10:24 AM ET

Medical device maker Baxter International has issued an urgent correction for certain software versions of its infusion pumps that deliver fluids into a patient's body, the U.S. drug regulator said on Monday. The correction has been issued due to an increase in reported false blockage alarms following the software upgrades in SIGMA Spectrum and Spectrum IQ infusion pumps, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Shares of the company, which manufactures dialysis products and infusion pumps,...