BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    The Plum A+ is a dual-line volumetric infusion system designed to meet the growing demand for hospital-wide, as well as alternate site and home healthcare, standardization. With its primary line, secondary line, and piggyback fluid delivery capability, the Plum A+ is suited for a wide range of medical/surgical and critical care applications. Full compatibility with LifeCare Plum Series administration sets and accessories. Each system includes a pumping module (hereafter called the infuser) and an assortment of disposable IV sets (hereafter called a set), and optional accessories. The Plum A+ host device contains a Connectivity Engine peripheral module that provides wired Ethernet and wireless 802.11 a/b/g local area networking capabilities. This allows the Hospira Mednet networked application software to download drug libraries to the infuser and enable the autoprogramming feature.

    Recall: Z-1833-2016 · Reported June 15, 2016

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-1833-2016
    Event ID
    73799
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Hospira Inc.
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    June 15, 2016
    Initiation Date
    March 25, 2016
    Classification Date
    June 3, 2016
    Termination Date
    March 6, 2018
    Address
    275 N Field Dr, N/A, Lake Forest, IL, 60045-2579, United States

    Description

    The Plum A+ is a dual-line volumetric infusion system designed to meet the growing demand for hospital-wide, as well as alternate site and home healthcare, standardization. With its primary line, secondary line, and piggyback fluid delivery capability, the Plum A+ is suited for a wide range of medical/surgical and critical care applications. Full compatibility with LifeCare Plum Series administration sets and accessories. Each system includes a pumping module (hereafter called the infuser) and an assortment of disposable IV sets (hereafter called a set), and optional accessories. The Plum A+ host device contains a Connectivity Engine peripheral module that provides wired Ethernet and wireless 802.11 a/b/g local area networking capabilities. This allows the Hospira Mednet networked application software to download drug libraries to the infuser and enable the autoprogramming feature.

    Reason

    Firm's investigation determined that the Proximal Occlusion Alarms observed in the field were attributed to the mechanism calibration process being performed with an out of specification metal cassette, resulting in an offset in proximal pressure.

    Code Info

    PLum A+ devices with the following list numbers: 12391-04-25, 12391-22-05, 12391-23-05, 12391-23-15, 12391-36-07, 12391-54-05, 12391-88-01, 12391-88-02, 12391-88-03, 12391-88-04, 12391-88-05, 20792-04-25, 20792-13-09, 20792-57-15, 20792-65-01, 20792-65-02 and 20792-88-69.

    Distribution

    U.S. distribution : Natrionwide. Foreign :Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and Uruguay.

    Quantity

    2567 Plum A+ infusion pumps.