Recall Z-0961-2023 ยท BSZ Gas-Machine, Anesthesia
Getinge Usa Sales Inc
Getinge Flow-e Anesthesia System, Part No. 6887900
| Date | Jan 26, 2023 (initiated Dec 22, 2022) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Due to a software bug, under certain conditions, pressure cannot be built up resulting in no ventilation. If gas delivery is stopped, a sustained decrease in delivered O2 concentration may lead to hypoventilation and hypoxia. |
| Root cause | Software Design Change |
| Action | On December 22, 2022, the firm notified affected customers through Urgent Medical Device Correction letters. Customers were instructed to examine their inventory immediately to determine if they have any of the affected serial numbers. If you have an affected system running on software version 4.8.0 through 4.8.3, you may continue use of the device until the software is updated with the following considerations: 1. If during use, the device is switched from Automatic to Manual and it is found that the manual bag is empty the user can activate the Emergency ventilation or turn off/on the devi |
| Quantity | 8.016 Total (7.766 OUS; 250 US) |
| Distribution | US nationwide and Worldwide Distribution: Domestic distribution to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IN, MA, MI, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WV. Foreign distribution worldwide. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K191027 | Flow-i Anesthesia System, Flow-c Anesthesia System, Flow-e Anesthesia System Maquet Critical Care AB, Mar 18, 2020 |