Internal Bug: Code Flaw May Lead to Wrong Dose From Infusion Pump 86
chicksdaddy writes "The steady drumbeat of disturbing news about vulnerable, IP enabled medical devices continues this week, after medical device maker Hospira said it has issued a voluntary recall of its Symbiq-brand drug infusion pumps after discovering a software error that may cause touch interfaces on the pumps to not respond to user touches or to display dosage information that is inaccurate. The problem was detected in around 1.5% of Symbiq One Channel and Two Channel Infusers (model numbers 16026 and 16027), but could potentially affect 'all Symbiq infusion systems currently in the field.' The software bug could result in 'a delayed response and or the screen registering a different value from the value selected by the user,' the company said in a statement."
Nothing to do with 'vulnerable IP enabled' (Score:5, Insightful)
and everything to do with bad code. Why imply that the connectivity is somehow at fault here?
Interesting, but IP related? (Score:5, Insightful)
Hospira has completed an investigation into customer reports and has found the major contributor to be software related. Other contributing root causes that have been identified include damaged connections, physical damage and other touch screen defects.
It would be nice if the article would stick to the point and not confuse issues.
This happens all the time (Score:5, Insightful)
Seriously, medical devices are recalled ALL THE TIME. Not really interesting info.
I used to date a girl who handled recalls for a medical device company.