Events

Recall of Device Recall Apollo

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Draeger 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
    80209
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2253-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-05-24
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=164871
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Gas-machine, anesthesia - Product Code BSZ
  • Reason
    The draeger anesthesia device may be able to dose 100% n2o. in the event of a fault, the s-orc module would not prevent setting an n2o flow that would result in a hypoxic mixture from being dosed to the patient. potential adverse outcomes include death of the patient.
  • Action
    On May 24, 2018, the firm issued Urgent Medical Device Recall letters to affected end users (medical facilities) via certified mail. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The recalling firm stated that they are currently manufacturing replacement parts for all potentially affected devices, which will be installed as part of the next service. The firm's Service dept. will contact end users to arrange the replacement Free of Charge In addition, end users were asked to complete and return a Customer Reply Card to acknowledge the receipt of this information. If you have any questions regarding this recall please contact Michael Kelhart between the hours of 8:00 AM  4:30 PM EST at 1-800-437-2437 (press 1 at the prompt, then 32349). For questions regarding the operation and/or servicing of your Draeger anesthesia machine please contact DraegerService Technical Support between the hours of 8:00 AM  8:00 PM EST at 1-800-437-2437 (press 4 at the prompt then 4 again).

Device

Device Recall Apollo
  • Model / Serial
    ASKM-0152 ASKN-0138 ASKM-0193 ASKN-0139 ASKM-0202 ASKN-0143 ASKM-0203 ASKN-0144 ASKM-0211 ASKN-0148 ASKM-0212 ASKN-0150 ASKM-0213 ASKN-0151 ASKM-0214 ASKN-0152 ASKM-0221 ASKN-0163 ASKM-0222 ASKN-0164 ASKM-0227 ASKN-0165 ASKM-0228 ASLA-0001 ASKM-0246 ASLA-0002 ASKM-0269 ASLA-0003 ASKM-0272 ASLA-0092 ASKM-0328 ASLA-0121 ASKM-0332 ASLA-0124 ASKM-0333 ASLA-0131 ASKM-0337 ASLA-0132 ASKM-0339 ASLA-0145 ASKM-0340 ASLA-0146 ASKM-0360 ASLA-0152 ASKM-0362 ASLA-0153 ASKM-0366 ASLA-0154 ASKM-0370 ASLA-0163 ASKM-0371 ASLA-0164 ASKM-0408 ASLA-0165 ASKM-0409 ASLA-0166 ASKM-0415 ASLA-0173 ASKN-0012 ASLA-0174 ASKN-0035 ASLA-0175 ASKN-0039 ASLA-0179 ASKN-0040 ASLA-0180 ASKN-0113 ASLA-0181 ASKN-0114 ASLA-0182 ASKN-0116 ASLA-0183
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution - Healthcare facilities in AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, and WV.
  • Product Description
    Apollo Anesthesia Machine; Cat. no. 8605310 || Product Usage: || Indicated as a continuous flow anesthesia system. The Apollo may be used for manually assisted or automatic ventilation, delivery of gases and anesthetic vapor, and monitoring of oxygen and CO2 concentration, breathing pressure, respiratory volume, and anesthetic agent concentration and identification. It is an inhalation anesthesia machine for use in operating, induction, and recovery rooms. It can be used with rebreathing systems, semiclosed to virtually closed systems with low flow and minimal flow techniques, and non-rebreathing systems (with the Auxiliary Common Gas Outlet). It may be used with O2, N2O, and Air supplied by a medical gas pipeline system or by externally mounted gas cylinders. Anesthetic agent can be delivered via vaporizers mounted on the machine. The Apollo is equipped with a compact breathing system, providing fresh-gas decoupling, PEEP, and pressure limitation. It has an electrically driven and electronically controlled ventilator.
  • Manufacturer
    Draeger Medical, Inc.

Manufacturer

Draeger Medical, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Draeger Medical, Inc., 3135 Quarry Rd, Telford PA 18969-1042
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stefan Dräger GmbH
  • Source
    USFDA