Gemstar Pump Set, LifeShield Latex-Free Pump Set with Orange Polyethylene-Lined Light Resistant Tubing, 3...
Hospira Inc. began a recall of Gemstar Pump Set, LifeShield Latex-Free Pump Set with Orange Polyethylene-Lined Light Resistant Tubing, 3 inch Segment of Clear PVC Tubing, 0.2 Micron Filter... on . The reason FDA records is "Underdelivery of infusion during clinical use at low rate settings (less than 10 mL/hour). Patient may not receive the intended amount of medication". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-2632-2010
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Posted
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- Abbott Medical
- Product
- Gemstar Pump Set, LifeShield Latex-Free Pump Set with Orange Polyethylene-Lined Light Resistant Tubing, 3 inch Segment of Clear PVC Tubing, 0.2 Micron Filter, Clave Port-SL, Attached Pressure-Activated Anti-Siphon Valve, Nonvented, 96 inch; Rx, sterile, 24 individually packaged sets per case; Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, Made in Costa Rica; list number 20634-01
- Product code
- FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular
- Reason for recall
- Underdelivery of infusion during clinical use at low rate settings (less than 10 mL/hour). Patient may not receive the intended amount of medication..
- Root cause tag
- manufacturing process
- FDA root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Hospira issued Urgent Device Recall letters dated August 12, 2010 to Hospira's direct accounts, informing them of the potential for under delivery under low rate settings using the affected lots of pump sets. The accounts were instructed to examine their inventory for the affected product, quarantine it immediately, and complete the attached reply form indicating the amount of product being returned, faxing it to Stericycle at 1-877-523-9110. If they distributed the affected product further, they were instructed to sub-recall the product from their sub-accounts. Accounts may contact Hospira Customer Care at 1-877-946-7747 or their Hospira Account Manager to obtain replacement product. For medical inquiries, the accounts were directed to contact Hospira Medical Communications at 1-800-615-0187. Customers may contact Stericycle, which is managing this recall, at 877-274-7163 for further information concerning this recall.
- Quantity in commerce
- 4,800 sets
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution: USA, (all states), and the countries of Canada, Costa Rica and Taiwan.
- Product codes and lots
- list number 20634-01, lot number 682085H
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