Smiths Medical CADD MS-3

Technical Specs

Flow Accuracy

3 %

Infusion Pump Type

Ambulatory

Typical Location

Where this class of equipment is typically deployed - general reference, not this unit's own placement record.

• Patient care floors
• ICU
• OR
• Oncology / infusion centers
• Home health (portable pumps)

Documents & Manuals

• Smiths Medical CADD-MS 3 Operator's ManualUser Manual · External
• Smiths Medical CADD-MS 3 BrochureBrochure · External

Safety & Recalls

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• RECALL

  Pumps may experience Wireless Connection Modules intermittent connection alarms, which will interrupt an active infusion. Interruption or delay of therapy can lead to serious patient injury or death.

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  Affected pumps may trigger an erroneous (false) Upstream Occlusion Alarm under certain conditions, which will interrupt an active infusion. Interruption or delay of therapy can lead to serious patient injury or death.

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  There is a potential for thermal damage in CADD-Solis and CADD- Solis VIP infusion pumps.

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  Damage to the battery pack may have caused a short to a capacitor within the battery pack. While the battery encasement is designed to be flame retardant, a short to the capacitor could lead to melting of the battery pack case. If this issue occurs, the battery pack charging circuit may become inoperable.

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  Certain CADD Medication Cassette Reservoirs may exhibit a weakened weld joint between the medication bag and tubing due to a production equipment malfunction. This could result in a medication leakage.

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  The adapter input plug can become damaged or broken. If the input plug is damaged, the metal contacts to the body of the AC adapter may be exposed or one or more of the AC mains prongs may separate from the input plug.

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  CADD-Solis Ambulatory Infusion Pumps, with software versions before v4.3, may have the following issues:1. Upstream Occlusion, 2. Stop and Power Keys Unresponsive, 3. Manual Mode Air Detector, 4. Single Bubble Air Detection, 5. Error Codes Not Displayed at Power Up, 6. Audible Alarm, 7. Low Sensitivity Air in Line Detection Threshold, 8. PharmGuard Server Password. Smiths Medical corrected many of the issues included in this notification in previous software updates and the corrections were carried forward into all subsequent software releases. Please ensure you have the most recent CADD software (v4.3 - 2023) installed on your pumps.

• RECALL

  There are two potential issues with CADD Infusion System Infusion Sets: (1) Lack of Delivery or Underdelivery related to Tubing Occlusion and (2) False "No Disposable Attached (NDA)" Alarms

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  Product may have been manufactured with an air filter assembled in an incorrect orientation.

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  Smiths Medical became aware that certain Non Flow-Stop CADD(R) Medication Cassette Reservoirs may have been manufactured with an incorrect pressure plate.

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  The medication cassette reservoir, part number 21-7002-24, with lot number 16X659, may have been manufactured with the incorrect pressure plate and the tubing used on the cassette may have been routed incorrectly.

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  Smiths Medical has become aware that the drawing on the Instructions for Use (IFU) on certain yellow striped CADD Administration Sets (part number 21-7339-24), incorrectly represent the actual filter size of the product. Although the text description on the IFU correctly identifies the product to include a 0.2 micron filter, the illustration on the IFU identifies the filter size as 2.0 microns.

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  The label of the CADD Blue-Striped Administrative Set is missing the expiration date, which is considered a regulatory compliance issue for Canada.

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  Smiths Medical determined that a single custom Tracheostomy device had been shipped to the customer without required sterilization.

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  Smiths Medical became aware that under delivery of medication may occur on CADD Administration Sets with Flow Stop.

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  Smiths Medical has become aware of an issue with an intermittent occurrence of binding of the locking assembly on some CADD-Solis pumps. Binding of the Cassette/ Keypad Lock can occur after latching the CADD-Solis Medication Cassette Reservoir or Administration Set disposable to the pump. When binding occurs, it can prevent the key from fully rotating the Cassette/ Keypad Lock to the locked (e

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  Smiths Medical has become aware of an issue with specific lots of 50mL CADD" Medication Cassette Reservoirs (Cassette). Some Cassettes may leak at the sealing area of the pump tube and medication bag. Smiths Medical has received no reports of serious injury or death related to this issue.

• RECALL

  Smith Medical has become aware of a small number of customer reports regarding occlusions/high pressure alarms with the use of one lot of CADD High Volume Administration Sets. EXPANDED: Smiths Medical became aware that an additional Product Reorder No. 21-738-01 and Lot No. 21X221 are also being recalled for receiving reports regarding occlusion/high pressure alarms with the use of these set

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  Reports of non-delivery/ significant under-delivery of fluids when the CADD Medication Cassette Reservoir is not correctly latched to the pump. EXPANDED: On 7/14/11, Smith Medical expanded this recall to include all consignees with affected pumps.

• RECALL

  Reports of the Cassette Lock mechanism on certain CADD-Solis Pumps becoming stuck in the locked position, making it nearly impossible to remove the medication cassette reservoirs (or administration set). The purpose of the Cassette Lock is to secure the medication cassette reservoir (or administration set) to the pump.

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  Potential for the power cord's prongs to crack and fail at/or inside the plug. Other medical device manufacturers have reported incidents of sparking, charring, and fires from the affected power cords used with their devices. Smiths Medical has received no reports of incidents regarding the use of the affected Electri-Cord power cords with their devices.

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  Smiths Medical noticed an increased trend in leakage associated with 100 ml CADD Medication Cassette Reservoirs Reorder Number 21-7002-24 Lot Numbers 213X18 and 214X18. If a leak occurs in a CADD medication Cassette Reservoir, it may allow spillage of medication, contamination of the fluid path, and/or air to enter the Reservoir. Smiths Medical has not received any report of patient injuries due

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  Smiths Medical discovered an issue with a motor component in specific serial numbers of the CADD-MS 3 Ambulatory Infusion Pump. This issue affects motor operation and may cause an over-delivery of medication which could result in injury to the user.

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  Smiths Medical has received reports that the device powers down without an alarm. Investigation concluded that if the battery cap is not fully tightened, the pump may power down and a brief "chirp" will sound. This may occur if the user has not sufficiently tightened the battery cap or if the battery cap is damaged. If a patient is asleep or does not regularly check their Pump, there is a potentia

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  Leakage associated with the CADD Medication Cassette Reservoirs for use with the CADD Ambulatory Infusion Pumps

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  Incorrect dosage possible: A software anomaly in the CADD-Sentry Pro Administrator software (version B) where the values of a weight based protocol go to zero or round up to the next higher hundredths place, even if Administrator displayed the values correctly at data entry.

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  Smith Medical has become aware that an increase in pH may occur with some medications when instilled in the Affected Cassettes. Also, a small number of catheter occlusions have been reported from one customer when these Affected Cassettes have been used for delivering Flolan.