Events

Recall of Hospira brand Symbiq TwoChannel Infuser

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    55854
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-1895-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-04-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-07-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-12-03
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=92510
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
    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
    Pump, infusion - Product Code FRN
  • Reason
    Hospira has received numerous customer complaints of the symbiq infusion pump's failure to detect air-in-line conditions during operation.
  • Action
    Hospira issued a "Urgent: Medical Device Recall Notification" dated June 11, 2010 to update a previously issued Clinical Bulletin. Customers were informed of the issue and instructed on proper mitigation steps to further avoid the issue associated with the affected product. Consignees were asked to complete and return the Reply Form. For further information, contact Hospira Technical Support Operations at 1-800-332-4002, 6AM to 4PM PST, Monday through Friday.

Device

Hospira brand Symbiq TwoChannel Infuser
  • Model / Serial
    All units including List Number Configurations: 16027-04-01/03/04,51/52,53/54, 79/80,81/82,83/84,87/88 and 89/90; 16027-27-89/90; 16027-13-25/26,53/54.
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- United States (AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA and WA), and Australia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Singapore and United Arab Emirates.
  • Product Description
    Hospira brand Symbiq Two-Channel Infuser; List Number: 16027; Distributed by: Hospira, Inc. Morgan Hill, CA and Manufactured by: Hospira Inc, La Aurora, Heredia, Costa Rica. || Intended for the delivery of fluids, solutions, drugs, agents, nutritionals, electrolytes, blood and blood products via parenteral, enteral, intravenous, intra-arterial, subcutaneous, epidural or irrigation routes of administration.
  • Manufacturer
    Hospira Inc

Manufacturer

Hospira Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Hospira Inc, 755 Jarvis Dr, Morgan Hill CA 95037-2810
  • Source
    USFDA