Smiths Medical ASD Inc. recalls Medfusion Syringe Pump 3500 Series The Medfusion¿ Syringe Infusion Pumps are indicated for the following uses: 1) Admin…

Recall date

November 13, 2017

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-1135-2018

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

Sold / distributed

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.

Why it was recalled

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.

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

Medfusion Syringe Pump 3500 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 enteral; 3)By the following delivery modes: continuous, volume/time, mass, body weight, intermittent, and bolus; 4) In critical care, anesthesia, neonatal, and pediatric applications or other healthcare settings where use of the syringe infusion pump can be monitored or supervised by a clinician; 5) Inside the MRI room mounted outside the 150 Gauss line and with shielded magnets of field strength of 1.5 Tesla.