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Recalled · 2004

Harvard 1 Syringe Pump/Harvard 1 with Pca Syringe Pump

K033054510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 16, 200378-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5725Recalls 2

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Harvard Clinical Technology · MEA Pump, Infusion, Pca

Cleared on Dec 16, 2003 after a 78-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Dec 16, 2003
Review
78 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MEA
Recalls
2
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K033054Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (4)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Harvard 2 Syringe Pump
Named without a submission number
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*—Medex Protégé
Named without a submission number
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*—B. Braun Horizon with Dose Scan
Named without a submission number
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*—Baxter PCA-II
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Nov 3, 2004Not classifiedZ-0433-05OtherPotential pump motor/encoder assembly failure may cause over infusing medication in patients
Nov 3, 2004Not classifiedZ-0432-05OtherPotential pump motor/encoder assembly failure may cause over infusing medication in patients

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All MEA devices

MEA Pump, Infusion, Pca: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MEA

2in 2017

2008: 12009: 12013: 12016: 12017: 2
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MEA

Too few MEA 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · MEA

1in 2024

2008: 12010: 42011: 22014: 12017: 22022: 12024: 1
2007high 4 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · MEA

3,278in 2025

2007: 812008: 2372009: 1532010: 2192011: 2452012: 4462013: 4532014: 3822015: 992016: 572017: 442018: 2562019: 1322020: 2,3312021: 3,7762022: 6,4432023: 3,9842024: 4,5592025: 3,278
2007high 6,443 (2022) · low 44 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MEA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—081
20081—1237
20091—0153
20100—4219
20110—2245
20120—0446
20131—0453
20140—1382
20150—099
20161—057
20172—244
20180—0256
20190—0132
20200—02,331
20210—03,776
20220—16,443
20230—03,984
20240—14,559
20250—03,278
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Harvard I The Harvard I is designed to provide, intravenous, intra-arterial, or epidural delivery of drugs, blood or blood products or other parenteral fluids when administered by a health care professionals such as physicians and nurses. The Harvard 1 is compatible for use inside the MRI room when mounted outside the 150 gauss line with MRI systems of 1.5 tesla or less. Harvard 1with PCA Harvard 1 with PCA is designed provide patient controlled…

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Harvard I

The Harvard I is designed to provide, intravenous, intra-arterial, or epidural delivery of drugs, blood or blood products or other parenteral fluids when administered by a health care professionals such as physicians and nurses.

The Harvard 1 is compatible for use inside the MRI room when mounted outside the 150 gauss line with MRI systems of 1.5 tesla or less.

Harvard 1with PCA

Harvard 1 with PCA is designed provide patient controlled analgesia, intravenous, intra-arterial, or epidural delivery of drugs, blood or blood products, or other parenteral fluids when administered by a health care professionals such as physicians and nurses.

The Harvard 1 with PCA is compatible for use inside the MRI room when mounted outside the 150 gauss line with MRI systems of 1.5 tesla or less.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K033054: Harvard 1 Syringe Pump/Harvard 1 with Pca Syringe Pump.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K033054

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026