MEDFUSION 4000-0106-00Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 15019517070750), received between Nov 7, 2020 and Jun 17, 2026 — classified as 10 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Alarm System” (3 reports).

2 FDA recall records name this device's identifier, 2 still open.

14 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K111386); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. Dec 19, 2023Class IIOpen, Classified

   Medfusion Model 4000, 3500, and 3010 pumps manufactured or serviced with Barrel Clamp Guide (Part Number G6000716), Lot Numbers P0407365, P0486670, and P0561740 may contain a molding defect that could potentially lead to slippage of the spring within the barrel clamp assembly. If this occurs, it could result in the inability of the pump to recognize a syringe or the pump may misidentify the size of the syringe loaded.

   Z-1541-2024 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

2. Aug 16, 2023Class IIOpen, Classified

   A force sensor in the occlusion detector may drift out of calibration leading to increased occlusion detection times, false occlusion alarms, or a System Failure Alarm. If the force sensor calibration shift is large enough, the pump will display a System Failure Alarm (including Force Sensor BGND Test, Force Sensor Bridge Test, or Force Sensor Test). However, if the calibration shift is not large enough to trigger a System Failure Alarm, the threshold to detect an occlusion may increase, increasing the time to occlusion detection, or the threshold may decrease, leading to false occlusion alarms. Although shifts in the force sensor calibration may occur over time with any device, an increased potential for such shifts has been reported in devices produced before April 2022 due to mechanical interference between parts of the plunger head assembly. Out of an abundance of caution, we are notifying all customers of this potential issue.

   Z-0079-2024 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJun 17, 2026Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PUMP HAD MOTOR RATE ERROR, THERE WERE NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25534479 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 30, 2026Failure to Infuse

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PUMP HAD FLASH MEMORY ERROR, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO PATIENT HARM. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS INCLUDED A TRAVEL REVERSE ERROR, WHICH IS A REPORTABLE MALFUNCTION THAT COULD RESULT IN INTERRUPTION OF THERAPY IF RECURRING DURING DEVICE USE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24734561 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 26, 2026Failure to Infuse

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PUMP EXHIBITED A PRIMARILY AUDIBLE ALARM. DURING PHYSICAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PRIMARILY AUDIBLE ALARM BGND TEST IN THE EVENT HISTORY LOG. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, NO INJURY WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24705202 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 12, 2026Failure to Sense

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FORCE SENSOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24579854 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 3, 2025Device Sensing Problem; Device Sensing Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SYRINGE NOT IN PLACE ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23452253 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 26, 2025Defective Component; Failure to Infuse; Defective Component; Failure to Infuse

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PUMP EXHIBITED PRIMARY AUDIBLE ALARM. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22338651 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 25, 2022Device Alarm System; Device Alarm System

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PUMP DISPLAYED 'MOTOR DRIVE ALARM" MULTIPLE TIMES. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15296183 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 10, 2022Circuit Failure; Circuit Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE HAD INTERCONNECT BOARD DAMAGES. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13510046 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 24, 2021Device Alarm System; Device Alarm System

  INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED INDICATING THAT A SMITHS MEDICAL MEDFUSION PUMP HAD A PRIMARY AUDIBLE ALARM ERROR CODE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11563936 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 7, 2020Device Alarm System; Device Alarm System

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE DISPLAYED A TRAVEL COURSE ERROR. NO PATIENT INJURY OR COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10806252 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K111386. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-0864-2024 · Dec 19, 2023 · Open, Classified
  smiths medical Medfusion Model 4000 syringe pump
• Z-1543-2024 · Dec 19, 2023 · Open, Classified
  Smiths Medical Medfusion Guide Barrel Clamp, Item number G6000716
• Z-0272-2023 · Oct 10, 2022 · Open, Classified
  Medfusion Model 4000 Syringe Infusion Pump, with software versions V1.6.0 or V1.6.1 that have implemented the Smart Pump Programming (SPP) feature in a clinical treatment environme
• Z-1271-2022 · Apr 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
  Medfusion Syringe Pump Model: Model 4000-0100-50, Model 4000-0101-249, Model 4000-0101-50, Model 4000-0101-51, Model 4000-0101-78, Model 4000-0105-249, Model 4000-0105-51, Model 4
• Z-2734-2020 · Jun 26, 2020 · Open, Classified
  Medfusion Syringe Pump Model 4000; Software Versions V1.5.0, V1.5.1, V1.6.0, and V1.6.1
• Z-2735-2020 · Jun 26, 2020 · Open, Classified
  Medfusion Syringe Pump Model 3500, Software Version V6.0. Infusion pump.
• Z-0610-2020 · Oct 28, 2019 · Terminated
  Medfusion Syringe Pump, Model 4000. The Model 4000 pump is a small, lightweight and portable syringe infusion pump. The pump offers a variety of delivery modes programmable to me
• Z-2554-2019 · Oct 15, 2018 · Terminated
  Medfusion Model 4000 Syringe Infusion Pump, with PharmGuard Server Software (PGS). Sold under the following names: MEDFUSION 4000 Pump V1.0; MEDFUSION 4000 Pump V1.1, v1.1.1,
• Z-2662-2018 · Apr 13, 2018 · Terminated
  Medfusion Syringe Infusion Pump, containing the Barrel Clamp Guide mechanism
• Z-1134-2018 · Nov 13, 2017 · Terminated
  Medfusion Syringe Pump 4000 Series The Medfusion Syringe Infusion Pumps are indicated for the following uses: 1) Administration of fluids requiring precisely controlled infusion r
• Z-0313-2018 · Aug 22, 2017 · Terminated
  Medfusion, Syringe Infusion Pump, Software Version V1.1, Rx Only, Manufactured by Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., 1500 Eureka Park, Lower Pemberton, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BF, UK. In the
• Z-0653-2022 · Dec 3, 2015 · Open, Classified
  Medfusion Model 3500 and 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps and Medfusion 3010 and 3010A Syringe Infusion Pumps serviced during the same time period in which a main board was replaced usi
• Z-0540-2014 · Nov 22, 2013 · Terminated
  Medfusion 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps Medfusion 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps are designed for use in care areas for the administration of fluids requiring precisely controlled infu
• Z-2107-2012 · Feb 14, 2012 · Terminated
  Smiths Medical, Medfusion Syringe Infusion Pump, Model 4000, Software Version V1.0 & V1.1, Reorder Numbers 4000-0100-50, 4000-0100-95, 4000-0101-50, 4000-0101-51, and 4000-0101-78