FDA seeks improvements in infusion pump safety

摘要

Design flaws, not user error, are the root cause of many problems associated with infusion pumps, say FDA officials who want the devices to be safer and more reliable.rnDuring a May 25-26 FDA public workshop on external infusion pumps held in Silver Spring, Maryland, FDA analyst Mary Brooks presented the agency's analysis of the more than 56,000 reports of problems associated with infusion pumps during a five-year period.