ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1566-2023 ยท FRN Pump, Infusion

ICU Medical Inc

Replacement Battery List Number SUB0000594 found in Plum A+ & Plum A+3 Infusion Systems, List Numbers: a) 11005, b) 11971, c) 12391, d) 12618, e) 20678, f) 20679, g) 20792, h) 60629, i) 12348, j) 11973

DateMay 16, 2023 (initiated Mar 22, 2023)
StatusOpen, Classified
ReasonDue to a manufacturing defect from the battery supplier, affected batteries may experience a loss of capacity earlier in the battery lifecycle than expected and overall battery runtime may decrease earlier in the battery lifecycle than expected.
Root causeUnder Investigation by firm
ActionICU medical issued an URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION notice on 03/22/2023 to its direct and indirect consignees by mail. The notice explained the issue and the hazard and requested the following: Clinical Users: Whenever possible, keep the pump plugged into AC power. Before disconnecting the pump from AC power, please ensure that the battery is fully charged. Closely monitor the Battery Status Indicator while the pump is disconnected from AC power. Additionally, have a backup pump available when infusing critical medications. Biomedical Engineering: You may replace affected batteries
Quantity23815 units
Distributionworldwide
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K042081PLUM A+ INFUSION SYSTEM WITH HOSPIRA MEDNET SOFTWARE , AND PLUM A+3 INFUSION SYSTEM WITH HOSPIRA MEDNET SOFTWARE
Hospira, Inc., Aug 24, 2004
K070398HOSPIRA PLUM A+ INFUSION PUMP, MODEL 12391
Hospira, Inc., Apr 24, 2007