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FDA (Devices) recall action 88400

GE Healthcare, LLC recalled 2 products on 2021-10-06

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.

Products
2
Announced
2021-10-06
Critical
0
Units
620,144

Why these products were recalled

The flow sensors built prior to June 2021 could have damaged tubes with small punctures or cuts that could cause leaks resulting in incorrect anesthesia machine tidal volumes potentially leading to over-delivery of volume to the patient.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.

States named across these recalls

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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2021-10-06

    GE Healthcare anesthesia machine flow sensors may over-deliver anesthetic

    Flow sensors in GE Healthcare anesthesia machines built before June 2021 may have damaged tubing that leaks, potentially causing over-delivery of anesthetic to patients.

    Product
    Flow sensors that may be installed in the following GEHC anesthesia machines: (1) Aestiva MRI, GTIN 0080682102339; (2) Aestiva 7900; (3) Aestiva 7100; (4) Aespire System Carestation, S/5 Protiva Config., Aespire 100 Compact Wall Mount (Aespire 7100); (5) S/5 Aespire 7900;
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state
  • HighFDA (Devices)··2021-10-06

    Anesthesia Flow Sensors Recalled for Tube Damage and Potential Gas Leaks

    GE Healthcare is recalling approximately 310,000 replacement flow sensors for anesthesia machines manufactured before June 2021. The sensors may have damaged tubes that leak, causing incorrect anesthesia delivery to patients.

    Product
    Flow sensors kept as stand-alone user replaceable spare parts for the GEHC anethesia machines: 2089610-001 FLOW SENSOR, LEGACY VAR ORF BCG (blue, cleanable) 2089610-001-S FLOW SENSOR, LEGACY VAR ORF BCG, SERVICE (blue, cleanable) 2087640-001 FLOW SENSOR, LEGACY VAR ORF AUTOC
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state