Alerta De Seguridad para Plum 360 Infusion System

Safety alert

2017-06-27

2017-06-27

Hong Kong

DH

https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20170628b.html

Medical device safety alert: icu medical hospira plum 360 infusion system the therapeutic goods administration (tga) of australia has posted a medical device safety alert concerning hospira plum 360 infusion system [list number: 30010; multiple serial numbers], manufactured by icu medical. the manufacturer has identified a potential for the connectivity engine (ce) module to disengage from the main chassis. in a rare situation, this could lead the plum 360 infuser to power down without an alarm notification resulting in a delay of either initiation of a therapy or interruption of an active infusion. in rare circumstances, these conditions could lead to serious adverse health consequences related to changes in a patient’s vital signs. to date, the manufacturer has not received any reports of serious injury or death associated with this issue. the manufacturer will be contacting users and arranging for inspection of all affected plum 360 infusers. the chassis will be replaced as required. in the interim, the manufacturer is advising users to inspect the affected plum 360 infusers using the instructions provided in the customer letter in order to verify that the infuser is working. if at the end of testing a loose ce module or blank display is observed, the infuser is to be removed from service, and the user is to record the s/n and contact the manufacturer’s service department. otherwise, the infuser can be returned to clinical use. if the plum 360 infuser powers down without an alarm notification during infusion, use another plum 360 infuser for infusion or consider use of alternative infusion methods based on the clinical situation. for details, please refer to the tga website: http://apps.Tga.Gov.Au/prod/sara/arn-detail.Aspx?k=rc-2017-rn-00729-1 if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 27 june 2017.