Events

Recall of CARESCAPE respiratory modules E-sCO, E-sCOV, E-sCAiO, E-sCAiOV, E-sCAiOE, E-sCAiOVE & the Airway Gas Option N-CAiO

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-2014-RN-00776-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-14
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2014-RN-00776-1
  • 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
    Displayed et-/fi o2 values may be incorrect. a random deviation from the allowed tolerance limits of an o2 sensor component in the carescape respiratory modules, the airway gas option and their respective service exchange units could cause up to 50% measurement error in et-/fi o2 values. an incorrect et- /fi o2 value could lead to a potential hypoxic situation or impaired clinical decision making.
  • Action
    End users are advised to identify if they have any affected Airway Gas Option modules in their care. If any affected units are identified end users are requested to stop using the module and to contact technical support to arrange for correction. This action has been closed-ouit on 20/07/2016.

Device

CARESCAPE respiratory modules E-sCO, E-sCOV, E-sCAiO, E-sCAiOV, E-sCAiOE, E-sCAiOVE & the Airway ...

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd