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Electri-Cord AC Power Cords, IEC 60320 Coupler, Product… recallZ-1082-2010 · Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. · initiated Jan 27, 2010

Terminated All recalls posted in March 2010

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Potential for the power cord's prongs to crack and fail at/or inside the plug. Other medical device manufacturers have reported incidents of sparking, charring, and fires from the affected power cords used with their devices. Smiths Medical has received no reports of incidents regarding the use of the affected Electri-Cord power cords with their devices.

FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

Consignees were sent a Smiths Medical, Inc. "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter dated January 27, 2010. The letter was addressed to Risk/Safety Managers, Clinicians, Critical Care Physicians, Pediatricians, Pediatric Intensivists, Nenatologists, and Nursing, Pharmacy, Clinical/Biomedical Engineering, and Anesthesia Professionals. The letter described the problem, products involved and provided "Advice on Action to be Taken by the User". Consignees were requested to complete and return the "Urgent Recall Notice Confirmation Form". To return Power Cords, for questions regarding the recall notice or to report any issues with the affected product, please contact the Smiths Medical Technical Service Department at 1-800-558-2345.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1082-2010
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jan 27, 2010
Posted by the FDA
Mar 11, 2010
Recalling firm
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
Quantity
62
Product code
MEA
FDA submissions
K072144
Distribution
United States (KY and OH) and Canada.

Product description

Electri-Cord AC Power Cords, IEC 60320 Coupler, Product Reorder Number 21-2145-01 only for use with Smiths Medical CADD-Solis ambulatory infusion pumps, Model 2100. These cords were sold as an accessory for these pumps under Manufacturing Number A23.164.098.0A, Electri-Cord part Number PC2000403. Electri-Cord AC Power Cords are accessories for use with the CADD-Solis Ambulatory Infusion Pump. These power cords allow users to run the pump via AC power rather than battery power. The CADD-Solis pump is indicated for intravenous, intra-arterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, in close proximity to nerves, into an intraoperative site (soft tissue, body cavity/ surgical wound site), epidural space, or subarachnoid space infusion. The pump is intended for therapies that require a continuous rate of infusion, patient-controlled demand doses, or both.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot # 0068858-1-1.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

3 devices cleared under K072144 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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