Reported Jul 20, 2016 · Terminated

LifeCare PCA infusion system with Hospira MedNet software allows clinicians to administer, or patients to…

Hospira Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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?

  • LifeCare PCA infusion system with Hospira MedNet software allows clinicians to administer, or patients to self-administer analgesia, safely and effectively within clinician programmed limits and/or hospital-defined medication limits. The LifeCare PCA infusion system is used in a wide range of clinical settings that includes
  • but is not limited to the followingmedical, laboratory/delivery/post-partum, burn unit, surgical, operating room, oncology, critical care units, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), pediatrics
Lot codes and dates
  • List No. 20709
  • Serial Numbers

    2,714 of 2,714 codes

    • 15551001
    • 15551002
    • 15551003
    • 15551004
    • 15551005
    • 15551007
    • 15551009
    • 15551010
    • 15551011
    • 15551012
    • 15551013
    • 15551014
    • 15551015
    • 15551016
    • 15551017
    • 15551018
    • 15551019
    • 15551020
    • 15551021
    • 15551022
    • 15551023
    • 15551024
    • 15551025
    • 15551026
    • 15551028
    • 15551029
    • 15551030
    • 15551031
    • 15551032
    • 15551033
    • 15551034
    • 15551035
    • 15551036
    • 15551037
    • 15551038
    • 15551039
    • 15551040
    • 15551041
    • 15551043
    • 15551044
    • 15551045
    • 15551046
    • 15551047
    • 15551048
    • 15551049
    • 15551050
    • 15551051
    • 15551052
    • 15551053
    • 15551054
    • 15551055
    • 15551056
    • 15551057
    • 15551058
    • 15551059
    • 15551060
    • 15551061
    • 15551062
    • 15551063
    • 15551064
Amount recalled
38,878 infusion pump systems

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Hospira has received reports of PCA pumps not detecting distal occlusions, one of which resulted in a serious injury. The issue is caused by normal wear and tear on the Half Nut (the component/nut that travels up and down the lead screw) which prevents it from properly detecting the pressure build-up associated with a distal occlusion.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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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 7, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:22 PM UTC

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