Recalled infusion pumps may cause serious injury

Smiths Medical recalled more than 118,000 Medfusion syringe infusion pumps whose software could malfunction, causing serious patient harm or death due to under- or over-infusion, or delays in delivering critical medications to patients, the Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week. The company said its customers reported seven serious injuries and one death related to the software malfunction. Smiths Medical sent a letter in April to customers with more information about the recall. (FDA notice, 7/20/22)