Events

Recall of GE Carestation 600 Series Anaesthesia Systems

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
    19732
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-05
  • 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
    Potential safety issue with the btv (nag to ventilation) switch of certain carestation 500series anaesthesia systems. the btv switch could become difficult to move between mechanical ventilation and manual bag modes, or remain in a position where it is not possible to ventilate the patient using the anaesthesia system.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

GE Carestation 600 Series Anaesthesia Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Model: 621A1 650A1 and 650c A1, Affected:
  • Manufacturer
    Datex-Ohmeda Inc

Manufacturer

Datex-Ohmeda Inc