ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1635-2009 ยท BSZ Gas-Machine, Anesthesia

GE Healthcare

Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Anesthesia Delivery Unit Intended to provide general inhalation anaesthesia and ventilatory support to a wide range of patients. Intended for volume or pressure control, pressure support and synchronized intermittent mandatory (SIMV) ventilation modes.

DateJul 30, 2009 (initiated Oct 30, 2008)
StatusTerminated
ReasonGE Healthcare has received reports of breathing circuit or tubing misconnections of the Anesthesia Delivery Unit (ADU), that may impact patient safety.
Root causeOther
ActionA GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter was sent to consignees on 1/16/09. The letter was addressed to Health Care Administrator, Chief of Anesthesia and Director of Clinical Engineering. The letter described the Safety Issue; Affected Product Details; Safety Instructions, which include clinical personnel being properly trained on the correct connections of breathing circuit tubing and proper execution of System Checkout according to the ADU URMs; Product Correction and Contact Information.
Quantity6,621
DistributionUSA including states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, and WI and countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina,
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K042154GE DATEX-OHMEDA AISYS CARESTATION
Datex-Ohmeda, Inc., Aug 31, 2004
K050676GE DETAX-OHMEDA ANESTHESIA DELIVERY UNIT (ADU)
Datex-Ohmeda, Inc., Apr 12, 2005
K973985AS/3 ANAESTHESIA DELIVERY UNIT (AS/3 ADU)
Datex-Engstrom, Inc., Oct 30, 1998