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GE Medical Systems, LLC recalls Anesthesia device service kits. ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY, 1503-8101-000 ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY 7900, 1009-82
Recalled January 27, 2016 · FDA recall Z-0682-2016 · GE Medical Systems
Hazard
The Drive Gas Check Valve of certain Anesthesia products could become stuck in a fixed open position, which could cause pressure to build in the mechanical ventilation cycle. If this issue is left unresolved, it could result in excessive or prolonged pressure in the patient breathing circuit during ventilation potentially resulting in barotrauma. · FDA Class II
Units
240
Sold at
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide including PR except NH, VT, & WY. Internationally to ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, CHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LITHUANIA,MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI lanka, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM.
Description
The Drive Gas Check Valve of certain Anesthesia products could become stuck in a fixed open position, which could cause pressure to build in the mechanical ventilation cycle. If this issue is left unresolved, it could result in excessive or prolonged pressure in the patient breathing circuit during ventilation potentially resulting in barotrauma.
Product
Anesthesia device service kits. ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY, 1503-8101-000 ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY 7900, 1009-8216-000 ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY AESPIRE 7900 1009-8423-000 ASSY-MSN, VENT ENGINE ASSY, AESTIVA 7900 MRI 1503-8102-000 ASSY-MSN, VLV ASSY DR GAS CHK BCG, Manufacturing assembly - Buy 1503-3006-000 Service kits containing the ventilator Drive Gas Check Valve shipped from April 20, 2015 through October 2015 are also affected and could have been installed on Aespire 7900, Aespire View, Aestiva 7900, Aestiva MRI, Aisys, Aisys CS2, Avance, Avance CS2 Anesthesia, and Amingo devices. (Service kit part numbers: 1009-8216-000, 1503-3006-000, 1503-8102-000, 1009-8423-000, 1503-8101-000).
Manufacturer(s)
GE Medical Systems, LLC
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →