Recall of Plum A Hyperbaric Single Channel Infusion Pumps

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
    59956
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0011-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-09-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-10-04
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-11-07
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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 reports of continuous recycling and/or rebooting of plum a+ infusion pumps when the backlight intensity and/or display contrast settings for the led display has been adjusted from the original default setting. this condition could cause a delay in therapy if the clinician is unable to start the device due to the continuous recycling and/or rebooting.
  • Action
    The firm, Hospira sent "URGENT DEVICE RECALL" letters dated September 16, 2011 to all affected customers. The letters identified the products, problem and action(s) to be taken. The customers were instructed to read the information provided carefully, complete the attached Reply Form and return it to Hospira via fax at 1-888-345-5358. The letter states that a software upgrade to address the issue is currently being developed. Customers were instructed to notify their consignees if they have further distributed the affected product. The customers were requested to contact Hospira Advanced Knowledge Center at 1-800-241-4002, option 4, for technical assistance. *** Follow-up letters dated June 26, 2012 were sent to the accounts listing the device modules with software versions v13.2, v13.3, v13.40 and v13.5 that will require the software upgrade. ***

Device

  • Model / Serial
    list 11005, serial numbers 0016792207 through 0018807700
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    Plum A+ Hyperbaric Single Channel Infusion Pumps; Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045; list 11005 || Product Usage: The Plum A+ Hyperbaric Infusion System is exclusively designed for hyperbaric therapy in monospace and multiplace chambers.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Hospira Inc., 275 N Field Dr, Lake Forest IL 60045-2579
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA