Smiths Medical announced that it has become aware of an issue in which certain Medfusion syringe pumps may not operate as expected.

Minneapolis-based Smiths Medical said in a news release that certain Medfusion 3500 and 4000 syringe pumps with specific firmware versions may provide over-delivery or under-delivery of a bolus or loading dose when one of those doses is interrupted, followed by a specific sequence of events due to a software error. The issue could result in serious injury or death.

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