Events

Recall of HARVARD 2 SYRINGE INFUSION PUMP

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by HARVARD CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    134900
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-11-22
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Motor/encoder failures may occur without warning user of failure before use resulting in the administration of a drug overdose to the patient.

Device

HARVARD 2 SYRINGE INFUSION PUMP
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 2001-001 (Lot serial: 208002388)
  • Product Description
    HARVARD 2 SYRINGE INFUSION PUMP
  • Manufacturer
    HARVARD CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY INC.

Manufacturer

HARVARD CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    SOUTH NATICK
  • Source
    HC