Recall Z-0038-06 ยท BSZ Gas-Machine, Anesthesia
Datex-Ohmeda Inc
Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Aespire Anesthesia System 7900
| Date | Oct 12, 2005 (initiated Sep 27, 2005) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Two conditions may occur with the S/5 Aespire Anesthesia System. The internal auxiliary flowmeter tubing may become disconnected if the auxiliary oxygen supply tubing is occluded and the patient may not receive desired supplemental oxygen which could lead to serious injury if undetected. Also the O2 switch may leak or fail. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated 09/23/05 was sent to all customers. The letter describes the issues, affected device serial numbers and recommends that customers DO NOT USE the internal auxiliary oxygen flowmeter, if installed in their system, and to use alternate auxiliary oxygen sources, i.e. wall-mounted oxygen flow meter, in the interim. A GE service representative will contact the customers to schedule an upgrade, performed at no charge. |
| Quantity | 16 |
| Distribution | CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MS, NM, OK, PA, PR, SD, UT & WA. OUS to: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Caribbean, Czech Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Isra |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K050626 | GE DATEX-OHMEDA AESPIRE 7900 ANESTHESIA SYSTEM Datex-Ohmeda, Inc., Mar 25, 2005 |