Liquid Oxygen System Devices Recalled Due to Weld Quality Issues
Caire Inc. is recalling 70 CAIRE Liberator 45 liquid oxygen systems due to inconsistencies in weld penetration on the inner bottle's longitudinal weld seam discovered during an audit.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall, which establishes a minimum severity score of Severe (score 4). No deaths, serious injuries, or hospitalizations are reported in the source material. The classification remains Severe based on the Class I designation.
Plain-English summary
CAIRE Inc. is recalling 70 units of the CAIRE Liberator 45 liquid oxygen system (Model 13262253) due to weld defects discovered during an audit.
An audit identified inconsistencies in weld penetration on the longitudinal weld seam of the inner bottle affecting some units. The defect involves the structural weld seam of the device's inner bottle.
The affected units were distributed to California, North Carolina, Ohio, Arizona, and internationally to Canada, Chile, Colombia, and Germany. Specific serial numbers are provided in the FDA's recall notice. This recall was classified as Class I by the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- CAIRE Liberator 45, MODEL 13262253, Liquid Oxygen System Unit
- Manufacturer
- Caire, Inc.
- Hazard
- weld-defect
- structural-defect
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- UDI/DI M766132622530
- Serial Numbers: CBB3022311044
- CBB3022311042
- CBB3022311043
- CBB3022311040
- CBB3022311242
- CBB3022311098
- CBB3022311093
- CBB3022311094
- CBB3022311077
- CBB3022311053
- CBB3022311049
- CBB3022311065
- CBB3022311051
- CBB3022311075
- CBB3022311078
- CBB3022311097
- CBB3022311096
- CBB3022311079
- CBB3022311045
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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