Cardinal Health recalls drug pumps

Cardinal Health Inc. recalled 201,000 pumps used in its Alaris drug-infusion systems after reports of two deaths and an injury related to manufacturing defects.

Pumps shipped before Sept. 27 may contain improperly assembled springs that could cause overdoses at hospitals, leading to “serious adverse health consequences” including death, the Dublin, Ohio-based company said in a statement dated Dec. 20 disclosing the voluntary recall. Customers were told of the action Nov. 5, Cardinal said on its website.