Z-1833-2016Class II

The Plum A+ is a dual-line volumetric infusion system designed to meet the growing demand for hospital-wide...

Name: Z-1833-2016 The Plum A+ is a dual-line volumetric infusion system designed to meet the growing demand for hospital-wide...
Creator: Hospira Inc.
Published: 2016-03-25
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Abbott Medical / initiated 2016-03-25 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Hospira Inc. began a recall of 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... on 2016-03-25. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "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...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1833-2016
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2016-03-25
Posted: 2016-06-03
Terminated: 2018-03-06
Recalling firm: Abbott Medical
Product: 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.
Product code: FRN Pump, Infusion
Reason for recall: 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.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Process control
Action: Hospira Inc, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter on March 31, 2016, to the direct consignees of record via traceable mailing which included a data capture log containing a list of devices located with each customer. Delivery will be confirmed via traceable mailing. Consignees who further distributed the product were asked to notify their customers. Please take the following actions related to Urgent Medical Device Correction letter notification: 1. Inform potential users in your organization of this notification. 2. Complete the attached reply form and return it to the fax number or e-mail address on the form, even if you do not have the affected product. 3. If you have distributed the product further, notify your accounts that received the product identified above of this notification and ask them to contact Stericycle at 1-877-479-8088 (M-F, 8am-5pm ET) to receive a reply form. Hospira will contact you to make arrangements for your impacted Plum 360 I Plum A+ devices to be re-calibrated to correct this issue. :
Quantity in commerce: 2567 Plum A+ infusion pumps.
Distribution: U.S. distribution : Natrionwide. Foreign :Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and Uruguay.
Product codes and lots: 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.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1833-2016
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1832-2016	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2016-06-15	2016-06-03
Z-1833-2016	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2016-06-15	2016-06-03

Product code FRN

K141789Class IIPlum 360 Infusion System with Hospira Mednet, Smart Card Plug N Play Ce 3.0 Module for Plum a+ Infusion System UpgradeHospira, Inc. / cleared 2015-01-16

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About this record

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Data as of 2026-10-14, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)