ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0192-05 ยท BSZ Gas-Machine, Anesthesia

Draeger Medical, Inc.

APL Valve used on some Fabius GS (Catalog number 4117110), Fabius Tiro (Catalog number 4118350) and Narkomed 6000 (Catalog number 4118070) series Anesthesia Machines.

DateNov 11, 2004 (initiated Sep 15, 2004)
StatusTerminated
Reasonrotating knob of the rotary style APL valve can become separated from the assembly.
Root causeOther
ActionThe recalling firm issued a letter to their accounts informing them of the problem. The letter also informed the accounts that they would be contacted when the replacement knob was available to schedule the correction.
Quantity2321 units
DistributionThe product was shipped to medical supply companies, medical facilities nationwide. The product was also shipped to a government accounts in AR, FL, ID, LA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NY, OH, TX, VA, and VT. The product was also shipped to Canada, Germany, Korea, China, Australia, Singapore, Switzerland, and E
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K033498NARKOMED 6400, MODEL NM6400
Draeger Medical, Inc., Apr 26, 2004
K041266PEDIATRIC REFERENCE DATABASE
Hologic, Inc., Aug 11, 2004