TY - JOUR AB - Biomedical Safety & Standards Concise, accurate news reports for medical device safety professionals BS&S FEATURE November 15, 2016 Volume 46 Risk of Inconsistent Delivery From Number 20 Programmable Syringe Pumps at Low IN THIS ISSUE Infusion Rates Recalls & Field Corrections—Class II The FDA issued a safety communication regarding programmable syringe BD Vacutainer Blood pumps directed to all hospital clinical staff, pharmacists, and clinical or Collection Set ................. 153 biomedical engineers responsible for maintenance or those who assist with PCR Compano syringe pump selection. Basic Reader ................... 155 120 V Neptune 3 Rover ...155 From March 1, 2013, to July 20, 2016, the FDA received over 300 medical Vision RT Radiotherapy device reports (MDRs) associated with programmable syringe pump use. The Systems ........................... 155 reports describe over- and underinfusion of high risk or life-sustaining Philips Brilliance and medications, occlusion detection failures, inadvertent boluses caused by Ingenuity CT .................. 155 inconsistent fluid delivery, and other mechanical malfunctions that result in Allura Xper .................... 156 delays in therapy. Of the 100 MDRs that provided information on the infusion ThermoGard Dual rates, the majority noted infusions at rates of 5 mL/h or less, including rates as Dispersive Electrodes ..... 156 low as TI - Certegra Workstation JF - Biomedical Safety & Standards DO - 10.1097/01.BMSAS.0000508162.18939.0b DA - 2016-11-15 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/certegra-workstation-QGXWCIa0sH SP - 159 EP - 159 VL - 46 IS - 20 DP - DeepDyve ER -