The company warns that pumps made before 2008 may display an error message that could stop the pump from working.
CareFusion issued a warning to customers of its Alaris syringe drug pump system, cautioning them that pumps made before 2008 may display an error message that could stop the pump from working.
The company wrote that it has received a report from a customer that the device displayed a re-occurring internal malfunction error code, PL3, which stops the pump and alerts the user with a high-pitched alarm tone and a red light.
Any pump made before September 2008 could produce this error code, the company wrote.
