Reported Aug 8, 2012 · Terminated

Smiths Medical, Medfusion¿ Syringe Infusion Pump, Model 4000, Software Version V1.0 & V1.1, Reorder Numbers…

Smiths Medical ASD, 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: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. · 1265 Grey Fox Rd · Saint Paul, MN · 55112-6929

Is this the product you have?

  • Smiths Medical, Medfusion¿ Syringe Infusion Pump, Model 4000, Software Version V1.0 & V1.1, Reorder Numbers 4000-0100-50, 4000-0100-95, 4000-0101-50, 4000-0101-51, and 4000-0101-78. Designed for use in care areas for the administration of fluids requiring precisely controlled infusion rates.
Lot codes and dates
  • 605 of 605 codes

    • 2000245
    • 2000246
    • 2000247
    • 2000248
    • 2000249
    • 2000250
    • 2000251
    • 2000252
    • 2000253
    • 2000254
    • 2000255
    • 2000256
    • 2000257
    • 2000258
    • 2000259
    • 2000260
    • 2000261
    • 2000262
    • 2000263
    • 2000264
    • 2000265
    • 2000266
    • 2000267
    • 2000268
    • 2000269
    • 2000270
    • 2000271
    • 2000272
    • 2000273
    • 2000274
    • 2000275
    • 2000276
    • 2000277
    • 2000278
    • 2000279
    • 2000280
    • 2000281
    • 2000282
    • 2000283
    • 2000284
    • 2000285
    • 2000286
    • 2000287
    • 2000288
    • 2000289
    • 2000290
    • 2000291
    • 2000292
    • 2000293
    • 2000294
    • 2000295
    • 2000296
    • 2000297
    • 2000298
    • 2000299
    • 2000300
    • 2000301
    • 2000302
    • 2000303
    • 2000304
    2004542, and 2004550.
Amount recalled
607 pumps (257 USA, 350 Canada)

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Smiths Medical has identified a software anomaly in the Medfusion 4000 Syringe Infusion Pump that causes a device history log corruption and triggers a Watchdog Fail-Safe alarm. When the device exhibits this failure mode, visual and audible alarms will sound and the device ceases operation.

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 Nov 14, 2012 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:24 PM UTC

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