Events

Recall of Aespire 7900, Aespire View, Aestiva 7900, Aestiva MRI, Aisys, Aisys CS2, Avance, and Avance CS2 Anesthesia devices installed from April 20, 2015 through October 2015. Service kits containing the ventilator Drive Gas Check Valve shipped from April 20, 2015 through October 2015 are also affected

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2016-RN-00038-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-01-12
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-00038-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The drive gas check valve of the affected devices 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. there have been no injuries reported as a result of this issue.
  • Action
    The sponsor is advising users that the affected devices can continue to be used. In the event the reported issue does occur, the affected device provides alarms and there are automatic inherent safety mitigations by design to help ensure patient safety. The sponsor will contact users to arrange for an on-site correction. This action has been closed-out on 03/02/2017.

Device

Aespire 7900, Aespire View, Aestiva 7900, Aestiva MRI, Aisys, Aisys CS2, Avance, and Avance CS2 A...
  • Model / Serial
    Aespire 7900, Aespire View, Aestiva 7900, Aestiva MRI, Aisys, Aisys CS2, Avance, and Avance CS2 Anesthesia devices installed from April 20, 2015 through October 2015. Service kits containing the ventilator Drive Gas Check Valve shipped from April 20, 2015 through October 2015 are also affectedService kit part numbers: 1009-8216-000, 1503-3006-000, 1503-8102-000, 1009-8423-000 and 1503-8101-000ARTG Number: 93955
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd