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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1071-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Hospira Recalls Plum A+ Infusion Pumps With Failing Alarm Assemblies

Hospira Inc. is recalling 315 Plum A+ infusion pumps because one lot of alarm assemblies may fail to sound at all volume levels.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device where a critical safety feature (alarm) may fail, posing a risk of harm to patients, but no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Hospira Inc. is recalling 315 units of the Plum A+ Infusion System. The recall involves one lot of alarm assemblies used in these cassette-based, multi-function infusion pumps.

The alarm assemblies may fail to sound at all volume levels. The affected pumps are designed to deliver parenteral, enteral, or epidural infusions in healthcare environments.

The recall covers units distributed worldwide, including the United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, and several other countries. Users should check their serial numbers against the list provided by the manufacturer and contact Hospira Inc. for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
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 c
Manufacturer
Hospira Inc.
Category
Medical Device — Infusion Pumps
Hazard
Affected units
315

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • 1) List Number: 11971
  • Serial Numbers: 13133156
  • 13122435
  • 13128432
  • 13130874
  • 13131209
  • 13131250
  • 13131390
  • 13131491
  • 13132778
  • 13132853
  • 13133527
  • 13133774
  • 13134952
  • 13135262
  • 13136844
  • 13136851
  • 13136858
  • 13136859
  • 13136867

Distribution

Distributed in 50 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Hospira Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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