The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0350-2018·Announced 2018-01-24

Merge Healthcare Recalls Power Strips in Hemo System Due to Overheating

Merge Healthcare is recalling 1,150 power strips sold with the Merge Hemo System because an input resistor can overheat and cause the unit to smoke.

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: The recall involves a power strip overheating and smoking, which is a significant fire hazard and property-damage risk, meeting the criteria for a Severe (4) rating under the rubric for significant injury/property-damage reports or high-risk defects.

Plain-English summary

Merge Healthcare, Inc. is conducting a hardware recall of 1,150 power strips that are components of the Merge Hemo System. The affected units include the Fellows "Mighty 8" Power Strip (Part Number 04175-0008) and the TrippLite Power Strip (PS-415-HGULTRA - Part Number 13-00106-00). These products were distributed nationwide.

The recall is being issued because an input resistor in the power strips can overheat, causing the device to smoke. This overheating presents a potential fire hazard.

Consumers who have these specific power strips as part of the Merge Hemo System should stop using them immediately. The recall is a replacement action, meaning affected units will be replaced.

The recalled product

Product
Fellows "Mighty 8" Power strip (Part Number 04175-0008) and TrippLite Power strip (PS-415-HGULTRA - Part Number 13-00106-00) are two components sold as part of the Merge Hemo System.
Affected units
1,150

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 (1)

  • Part Number 04175-0008 and Part Number 13-00106-00

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.