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Terminated

Various OxyTOTE Portable Oxygen System regulators, Valve Integrated Pressure Regulator, one unit per package. Product Usage: Used to dispense Oxygen at prescribed flow rates to patients for therapeutic purposes and is designed to provide mobility with a self-contained supply of Oxygen.

FDA Recall Z-2069-2015 · Posted 2015-07-20

Recalling FirmWestern / Scott Fetzer Company
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeCAN
Date Initiated2015-01-31
Date Terminated2018-01-18
Product Quantity162,678 units

Reason for Recall

The firm has become aware of the possibility of ignition and rupture (explosion) of a compressed gas oxygen cylinder, which can cause serious injury and/or death.

Firm Action

Western/Scott Fetzer sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice notification dated January 31, 2015 to their customers via U.S. mail. The notification identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The OxyTOTE/oxyQuik/AirTOTE Distributors and Oxygen Service Providers were instructed to: 1) Notify and provide the letter to all accounts/customers to which any OxyTOTE/oxyQuik/AirTOTE products have been distributed. Alternately, please provide a list of customers who received affected product and Western/Scott Fetzer will notify them on your behalf. 2) Referring to the instructions for OxyTOTE/oxyQuik/AirTOTE Users and User Facilities, follow up with each account/customer to ensure that they locate and identify all affected product and establish the number of units in their possession subject to the recall. 3) Contact Western/Scott Fetzer to schedule remediation for any affected OxyTOTE/oxyQuik/AirTOTE product included under this notice. We will begin scheduling product for remediation on February 17, 2015. 4) Please complete the Recall Acknowledgement and Receipt Form and return it to Western/Scott Fetzer as soon as complete responses are available. The OxyTOTE/oxyQuik/AirTOTE Users and User Facilities (Hospitals, Health Care Facilities, Health Care Service providers, etc.) were instructed to: 1) Locate and identify any OxyTOTE/oxyQuik/AirTOTE product in your possession. 2) Review the instructions to determine if the product IS or IS NOT marked and if remediation is needed. 3) Contact your OxyTOTE/oxyQuik/AirTOTE supplier or Medical Gas Provider directly to schedule the remediation of product in your possession. For questions or concerns regarding this notification, please visit the website for additional details or contact Western/Scott Fetzer: Website: www.westernenterprises.com/recall By Email: [email protected] By Phone: (800) 783-7890, extension 2516 By Fax: (440) 835-8283 By Mail: Recall Coordinator, Wester

Root Cause

Component design/selection

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution -- US, including the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming; and, the countries of CANADA, CHILE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, LEBANON, MACAU, MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, and SINGAPORE.

Official Source

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

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