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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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.
- Manufacturer
- Merge Healthcare, Inc.
- Hazard
- 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.
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