Smiths—Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps: May Not Recognize Syringes or Syringe Size, Potentially Leading to Interruption of Therapy or Over- or Underinfusion

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In a January 5, 2018, Urgent Medical Device Field Safety Notice letter submitted by an ECRI Institute member hospital, Smiths states that the above pumps (manufactured or serviced between February 2015 and November 2017) may not recognize loaded medication syringes or...