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Open, Classified

Avance. This anesthesia gas machine is intended to provide general inhalation anesthesia and ventilatory support to patients and are to be used only by medical professionals trained and qualified in the administration of general anesthesia.

FDA Recall Z-0078-2025 · Posted 2024-10-18

Recalling FirmDatex-Ohmeda, Inc.
Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Product CodeBSZ
Date Initiated2024-07-12
Product Quantity9,349 units

Reason for Recall

Potential issue that may arise if the limb of a patient breathing circuit is mistakenly connected to the Auxiliary Common Gas Outlet (ACGO) port.

Firm Action

GE Healthcare notified consignees on about 07/12/2024 via letter. Consignees were instructed to ensure all potential users complete the Preoperative Checkout procedure in its entirety, as detailed in the URM, make sure that the breathing circuit is correctly connected, only connect an auxiliary manual breathing circuit to the ACGO port, place the included addendum with the URM and inspect all potentially affected devices for the presence of covers applied to the ACGO Port and ACGO Switch. Additionally, customers were requested to complete and return the response form.

Root Cause

Device Design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Aland Islands, ALBANIA, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, BAHAMAS, Bahrain, Bangladesh, BARBADOS, BELARUS, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, BONAIRE, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, CHINA, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, ETHIOPIA, Falkland Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gilbrator, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, ICELAND, India, Indonesia, Iran, IRAQ, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, JAPAN, Jordan, Kazakhstan, KENYA, Korea (Republic Of), Korea, Republic of, Kuwait, Laos, LATVIA, Lebanon, Libya, LITHUANIA, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, MAURITIUS, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, PAKISTAN, Palestine, State of, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, PUERTO RICO, Qatar, REUNION, ROMANIA, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, SINGAPORE, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, THAILAND, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, T¿rkiye, Uganda, UKRAINE, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, UZBEKISTAN, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K172045Aestiva 7900, Aestiva MRI, Aestiva 7100, Aestiva 7100 Compact, Aespire 100, Aespire 7100, Aespire 7900, Aespire View, Avance, Avance CS2, Aisys, Aisys CS2Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2017-11-03

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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