Recall Z-1895-2010 ยท FRN Pump, Infusion
Hospira Inc
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 admini
| Date | Jul 2, 2010 (initiated Apr 9, 2010) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Hospira has received numerous customer complaints of the Symbiq infusion pump's failure to detect air-in-line conditions during operation. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| 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. |
| Quantity | 28,485 total |
| 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. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K041550 | HOSPIRA PHOENIX INFUSION SYSTEM WITH HOSPIRA MEDNET SOFTWARE Abbott Laboratories, Jun 30, 2004 |