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Infusion pumps have been plagued with multiple FDA recalls in recent years, and some of the pumps identified in the recalls are still in use, according to a report by DotMed. For example, 200,000 ...

An unspecified number of ambulatory infusion pumps were recalled because of nearly 3,700 complaints related to several product issues, the FDA said March 20. InfuTronix voluntarily recalled five types ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators are placing renewed focus on preventing problems associated with infusion pumps, widely used devices that deliver fluids, such as medication and nutrients, ...

Hospira ($HSP) now faces a Class I recall--the FDA's most serious--because of malfunctioning problems with the company's Symbiq infusion pump system. The designation ...

Medical device maker Medtronic PLC said two people have died following dosing errors with its problem-plagued SynchroMed II infusion pump, an implanted device made in Minnesota that slowly injects ...

The use of smart pump technology has been proven to reduce the frequency of errors in the administration of intravenous drugs. But software glitches and other potentially dangerous problems persist.

To data, there have been 13 reported injuries. Becton Dickinson (BD)/Carefusion 303 is recalling the Alaris infusion pump due to incompatibility issues with Cardinal Health Monoject syringes. The Food ...

The Syndeo pump could be reintroduced after Baxter fixes its design problems. CDRH has historically been suspicious about the reliability of infusion pumps. Incidents with two pump makers in 2006 have ...

Pump vs control sites had greater vessel density, fibrosis, fibrinogen, and inflammation including eosinophils, insulin-like-growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and transforming growth factor (TGF) β-3, as well ...

Cybersecurity is the most pressing technology issue facing health organizations in the new year, according to the ECRI Institute. The organization’s list of the top 10 health technology hazards for ...