Hospira Recalls Plum A+ Infusion Pumps with Silent Alarm Defect
Hospira is recalling 4,656 Plum A+ infusion pumps because one lot of alarm assemblies may fail to sound at any volume level.
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 failure to sound alarms poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Hospira Inc. is recalling 4,656 Plum A+ infusion pumps due to a defect in the alarm assemblies. The affected alarm assemblies may fail to sound at all volume levels, which could prevent the pump from alerting healthcare providers to critical infusion status changes.
The recall covers pumps distributed worldwide, including the United States, Canada, Brazil, and numerous other countries. The specific defect involves one lot of alarm assemblies used in the Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps. The source text does not specify the number of reported injuries or illnesses associated with this defect.
Healthcare facilities should identify affected units by checking the serial numbers listed in the official recall documentation. Users should contact Hospira for instructions on how to replace the defective alarm assemblies or obtain a replacement pump.
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 Pump
- Affected units
- 4,656
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: 20678: Serial Numbers: 15867001
- 15938721
- 15900791
- 15900971
- 15901051
- 15901101
- 15901301
- 15902021
- 15886121
- 15886191
- 15886201
- 15886331
- 15887441
- 15887451
- 15887501
- 15887541
- 15887551
- 15887561
- 15887571
- 15887591
Distribution
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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