The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a medical device safety alert concerning Plum A+ infusion pumps and Plum A+3 infusion pumps [List Numbers: 11005 and 20678. Serial Numbers: refer to the link below] manufactured by Hospira Inc.
The manufacturer is initiating a recall as the system alarms which should sound when a therapy is interrupted may fail to sound. It is possible for a long delay before a health care professional becomes aware of the need to restore therapy. For patients receiving critical intravenous medication, there is a risk of injury resulting from this potential prolonged interruption in therapy.
For details, please refer to the following link:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ListofRecalls/ucm436770.htm
According to the local supplier, the affected products are not distributed in Hong Kong.
If you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions.
Posted on 06 March 2015