Events

Recall of GE Giraffe Infant Warmers with blenders

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Ohmeda Medical 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
    15897
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-12-18
  • 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
    The manufacturer has become aware of a potential safety issue associated with the loosening of the blender knob shaft on all resuscitation units. a loose blender knob shaft may potentially affect the accuracy of the blended output of air/o2 gas mixture from the unit.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

GE Giraffe Infant Warmers with blenders
  • Model / Serial
    Model: All models with blender, Affected:
  • Manufacturer
    Ohmeda Medical Inc

Manufacturer

Ohmeda Medical Inc