Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 20188 |
| Brand Name: | Hospira Sapphire Infusion Pump |
| Model: | L/N 163113601, L/N 163123601 |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Hospira NZ Ltd 58 Richard Pearse Drive Airport Oaks Mangere Auckland 2022 |
| Contact Information: | 04 384 7463 |
| Manufacturer: | Q Core Medical Ltd |
| Issue: | In isolated cases false "Air-in-Line" alarms are generated when initiating an infusion of Iron sucrose at concentrations of 0.7mg/ml - 2.8 mg/ml. The epidural pumps Hospira L/N 163123601/ Q Core P/N 15032-000-0001 use the same algorithm as in other Sapphire infusion pumps models therefore the epidural pumps will be upgraded when the new software is available. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Software to be upgraded |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 24/6/2016 |
