The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1124-2020·Announced 2020-02-19

Flowonix Prometra Implantable Pump Recall for Firmware Alarm Anomaly

Flowonix Medical Inc is recalling Prometra Programmable 20mL implantable infusion pumps due to a firmware defect that may prevent the device from sending error codes or audible alarms during valve system issues.

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 with a functional defect that could prevent safety alarms from sounding, representing a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Flowonix Medical Inc is recalling the Prometra Programmable 20mL Pump, an implantable infusion pump (Catalog No. 91827). The recall affects 1,083 units distributed domestically in the United States and internationally to the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Greece, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium. The affected units are those with pump firmware version 0.26 manufactured from 2012 until the present time.

The recall is due to a pump alarm function anomaly in the firmware code. This defect may result in the pump not sending expected error code notifications to the Programmer or failing to emit an audible alarm tone in certain "out of tolerance" conditions associated with the pump's valve system.

Patients with these devices should contact their healthcare provider or Flowonix Medical Inc for instructions on how to proceed. The source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses associated with this defect.

The recalled product

Product
Prometra Programmable 20mL Pump. Catalog No. 91827 The device is an implantable infusion pump. GTIN-14 00810335020XXX (XXX = in-country language specific)
Affected units
1,083

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Flowonix Medical 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →