Recall Z-1071-2015 ยท FRN Pump, Infusion
Hospira Inc.
The Plum A+ Infusion System is designed to meet the fluid delivery requirements of today's evolving healthcare environments. It is a cassette based multi-function infusion system. The Plum A+ allows two lines in and one line out. The pump can be used for standard, piggyback, or concurrent delivery. Therapy modes include: Standard Infusions, Multistep Programming, Loading Dose, and Dose Calculation
| Date | Feb 23, 2015 (initiated Jul 2, 2014) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | One lot of alarm assemblies used in Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps may fail to sound at all volume levels. |
| Root cause | Component change control |
| Action | Hospira sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated July 2, 2014, to all affected customers. The letter notified customers that Hospira will be contacting them regarding the completion of an audible alarm test and will replace any alarm assemblies that fail to audible alarm test. Additionally, the letter included instructions for customers to: 1) inform potential users of this notification; 2) complete and return the attached reply form; and, 3) if the products were further distributed, notify those accounts of this recall and ask them to contact Stericycle at 888-912-7350 (Monday |
| Quantity | 315 infusion pumps |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuad |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K011442 | ABBOTT PLUM A+INFUSION PUMP, MODEL 11971 Abbott Laboratories, Jun 5, 2001 |