infusion pump

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Indications

  • long-term delivery of pharmaceuticals

Notes

  • Hospira's Symbiq Infusion System can be accessed remotely through a hospital network; this could allow an unauthorized user to control the device & change the dosage a pump delivers[1]; FDA advises replaces all such devices[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 FDA SAfety Alert. July 31, 2015 Symbiq Infusion System by Hospira: FDA Safety Communication - Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm456832.htm