Events

Recall of Datex GE Carestation Anaesthesia Work Stations

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Datex-Ohmeda Inc.

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
    22074
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-12
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: GE Healthcare Limited, 8 Tangihua Street, Auckland 1010
  • Reason
    It has been identified that an incomplete seal can exist between the co2 absorber and the breathing circuit co2 bypass port assembly of the carestation 600 series systems. an incomplete seal can allow rebreathing of patient gases that have bypassed the co2 absorbent material and could result in unintended elevated levels of inspired co2 (fico2), which could lead to hypercarbia. there have been no injuries reported as a result of this issue., manufacturer is releasing revised parts that minimize the likelihood of incomplete gas flow through the co2 absorbent canister. gehc will correct all affected products by installing updated parts.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Datex GE Carestation Anaesthesia Work Stations
  • Model / Serial
    Model: 630, 650 and 650c, Affected:
  • Manufacturer
    Datex-Ohmeda Inc

Manufacturer

Datex-Ohmeda Inc