Device recall: Alaris System PC Unit Model 8000 modular infusion pump and monitoring system
Class I FDA enforcement event 85915. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
If one or more screws or washers are loose or missing causing the battery not to be properly secured to the PC Unit, that is running on battery power, the system may experience a power loss with a prolonged, non-silenceable alarm. Power loss may result in an interruption of patient therapy or monitoring.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
CareFusion 303, Inc. started this device recall on 30 Jun 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in San Diego, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 85915 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 12 Aug 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 22 Apr 2024.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on . openFDA export of .
Distribution
In the words of FDA.
U.S.: CO, FL, SC, NY, CA, NC, TX, IL, PA, AZ, LA, IN, MA, MO, AR, WI, HI, OR, OH, KS, MN, MI, WA, UT, MD, TN, CO, NJ, NE, ND, WV, KY, IA, MS, AL, DE, AK, VA, OK, NM, GA, CT, SD, NV, ID, MT, ME, VT,…
Recalling firm
CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2740-2020 | Alaris System PC Unit Model 8000 modular infusion pump and monitoring system | 37141 | Class I | Terminated | 12 Aug 2020 |
| Z-2741-2020 | Alaris System PC Unit Model 8015. modular infusion pump and monitoring system | 824277 | Class I | Terminated | 12 Aug 2020 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2020
- 916
- Share of these events in Class I
- 4%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 99
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2740-2020The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 85915. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/85915/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
U.S.: CO, FL, SC, NY, CA, NC, TX, IL, PA, AZ, LA, IN, MA, MO, AR, WI, HI, OR, OH, KS, MN, MI, WA, UT, MD, TN, CO, NJ, NE, ND, WV, KY, IA, MS, AL, DE, AK, VA, OK, NM, GA, CT, SD, NV, ID, MT, ME, VT,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 85915?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
37141
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2020 have the same class?
- 4% of the 916 device events that started in 2020 are in Class I.