Recall Z-1136-2018 ยท FRN Pump, Infusion
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Medfusion Syringe Pump 3010 Series The Medfusion Syringe Infusion Pumps are indicated for the following uses: 1) Administration of fluids requiring precisely controlled infusion rates including blood or blood products, lipids, drugs, antibiotics, enteral solutions and other therapeutic fluids; 2) By the following delivery routes: arterial, epidural, intravenous, intrathecal, subcutaneous, and ent
| Date | Mar 5, 2018 (initiated Nov 13, 2017) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Certain Medfusion Syringe Pump Models, Series 3100, 3500, and 4000, may not recognize or may misidentify loaded medication syringes. The inability of a pump to recognize a syringe (i.e. the size of the syringe is unknown to the pump) results in an inability to complete pump programming. Misidentification of a syringe is where the pump misinterprets the syringe size. |
| Root cause | Process change control |
| Action | Consignees were notified via mail on 11/13/2017, 01/09/2018, and 02/12/2018, as a result of expansions of the recall and the need to provide additional instructions and information to consignees. Instructions in the first letter date 11/13/2017 instructed customers to always confirm the accuracy of infusion values to the original order, including verifying syringe size, to utilize the enclosed Reference Tool when verifying syringe size, and to complete the return the Response Form. Instructions in the letter dated 01/09/2018 included to always confirm the accuracy of infusion values to the |
| Quantity | 16,600 pumps total |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution- US nationwide Distribution and to the countries of : Australia, Barbados, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K040899 | MEDEX 3000 SERIES MR SYRINGE INFUSION PUMP Medex, Inc., Apr 30, 2004 |