Reported May 8, 2013 · Terminated

GemStar Pump - Battery Product Usage: The GemStar Pump is a small and lightweight, single channel infusion device…

Hospira Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Hospira Inc. · 275 N Field Dr · Lake Forest, IL · 60045-2579

Is this the product you have?

  • GemStar Pump - Battery Product UsageThe GemStar Pump is a small and lightweight, single channel infusion device designed for use in the home, in the hospital, or anywhere electronic infusion is required. The GemStar Pump can be powered by AC mains adaptor, rechargeable battery pack, docking station, or two disposable AA alkaline batteries. When powered by batteries, The GemStar Pump is ideal for ambulatory patients
Lot codes and dates
  • List Numbers
    • 13000
    • 13100
    • 13150
Amount recalled
List Number 13000: 25,119 pumps; List Number 13100: 185 pumps; List Number 13150: 13,497 pumps

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Battery level lower then 2.4 volts results in corrupt history log and loss of data for preview therapy's parameters and causes an 11/004 error resulting in the pump not being able to be used.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 7, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:17 PM UTC

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