Events

Recall of Hospira Plum A+ Pump Version 11.6

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
    13698
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-12
  • 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: Hospira NZ Ltd, 58 Richard Pearse Drive, Airport Oaks, Mangere, Auckland 2022
  • Reason
    The volume control knob located on the back of the infuser may not function as described in the system operating manual; the direction for loud and quiet may be reversed. the manual indicates a clockwise rotation of the knob decreases the volume, however on some devices the alarm volume increases when the knob is turned clockwise. while the device will continue to alarm with an audible tone of at least 50dba at the lowest level, inadvertently setting a low one may result in an audible alarm that is more difficult to hear.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

Hospira Plum A+ Pump Version 11.6
  • Model / Serial
    Model: 611239101, Affected: 12391, 111971
  • Manufacturer
    Hospira Inc

Manufacturer

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