Terminated

Anesthesia device service kits. ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY, 1503-8101-000 ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY 7900, 1009-8216-000 ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY AESPIRE 7900 1009-8423-000 ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY, AESTIVA 7900 MRI 1503-8102-000 ASSY-MSN, VLV ASSY DR GAS CHK BCG, Manufacturing assembly - Buy 1503-3006-000 Service kits containing the ventilator Drive Gas Check Valve shipped from April 20, 2015 through October 2015 are also affected and could have been installed on Aespire 7900, Aespire View, Aestiva 7900, Aestiva MRI, Aisys, Aisys CS2, Avance, Avance CS2 Anesthesia, and Amingo devices. (Service kit part numbers: 1009-8216-000, 1503-3006-000, 1503-8102-000, 1009-8423-000, 1503-8101-000).

FDA Recall Z-0682-2016 · Posted 2016-01-21

Recalling FirmGE Medical Systems, LLC

Recall StatusTerminated

Product CodeBSZ

Date Initiated2015-12-15

Date Terminated2016-09-21

Product Quantity240

Reason for Recall

The Drive Gas Check Valve of certain Anesthesia products could become stuck in a fixed open position, which could cause pressure to build in the mechanical ventilation cycle. If this issue is left unresolved, it could result in excessive or prolonged pressure in the patient breathing circuit during ventilation potentially resulting in barotrauma.

Firm Action

GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated December 15, 2015, to all affected consignees. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. Customers with questions were instructed to contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or their local Service Representative.

Root Cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide including PR except NH, VT, & WY. Internationally to ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, CHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LITHUANIA,MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI lanka, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM.

Official Source

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