Events

Recall of Hospira - Plum 360 Pump

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Hospira 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
    21489
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-06-06
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
    ICU Medical, Inc. acquired from Pfizer in early 2017, Hospira Infusion Systems, the portion of Hospira dedicated to develop infusion pumps.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: ICU Medical Australia Pty Ltd, Level 7, The Bayleys Building, 36 Brandon Street, Wellington 6011
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has identified a potential for the connectivity engine (ce) module to disengage from the main chassis. in a rare situation, this could lead the plum 360 infuser to power down without an alarm notification resulting in a delay of either initiation of a therapy or interruption of an active infusion.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

Hospira - Plum 360 Pump
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: List Number 30010
  • Manufacturer
    Hospira Inc

Manufacturer

Hospira Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Pfizer
  • Source
    NZMMDSA