Events

Recall of Draeger Fabius

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
    66025
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-0008-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-08-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-10-10
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-09-23
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=121287
  • 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
    During final testing of the draeger fabius gs premium, fabius os, and fabius tiro anesthesia machines, some units did not pass the high voltage test and the minimum clearance between an electrical component and the unit housing was not maintained for some from a specific batch.
  • Action
    The firm, Drager, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter dated August 2013 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The letter informed the customers that in the event of a failure, manual ventilation mode should be used and that Draeger reps would be contacting customers to schedule the replacement of the power supply. The customers were instructed to notify personnel accordingly. If you have any questions, contact Director, Quality at 1-800-543-5047 (press 1 at the prompt, then 2, then 32349). For questions regarding the operation and/or servicing of your Draeger anesthesia machine please contact DragerService Technical Support at 1-800-543-5047 (press 4 at the prompt).

Device

Draeger Fabius
  • Model / Serial
    Part Nos. 8607000 (GS Permium)  8606000 (Fabius OS and Fabius Tiro)  8608400 (Fabius Tiro D-M)ASEC-0055  with lot numbers:   ASEC-0186, ASED-0006, ASED-0074, ASED-0291, ASEC-0056, ASEC-0205, ASED-0007, SED-0075 ASED-0292, ASEC-0061, ASEC-0206, ASED-0020, ASED-0079, ASED-0293, ASEC-0062, ASEC-0207, ASED-0021, ASED-0139, ASED-0294, ASEC-0070, ASEC-0208, ASED-0023, ASED-0160, ASED-0295, ASEC-0071, ASEC-0209, ASED-0024, ASED-0161, ASED-0296, ASEC-0112, ASEC-0210, ASED-0025, ASED-0162, ASEE-0021, ASEC-0124, SEC-0211, ASED-0031, ASED-0163, ASEE-0022, ASEC-0125, ASEC-0212, ASED-0032, ASED-0164, ASEE-0023, ASEC-0126, ASEC-0213, ASED-0033, ASED-0165, ASEE-0041, ASEC-0169, ASEC-0214, ASED-0034, ASED-0166, ASEE-0042, ASEC-0170, ASEC-0236, ASED-0035, ASED-0167, ASEE-0058, ASEC-0171, ASEC-0248, ASED-0036, ASED-0168, ASEE-0060, ASEC-0172, ASEC-0249, ASED-0037, ASED-0169, ASEE-0061, ASEC-0173, ASEC-0250, ASED-0038, ASED-0203, ASEE-0065, ASEC-0174, ASED-0001, ASED-0044, ASED-0253, ASEE-0066, ASEC-0175, ASED-0002, ASED-0045, ASED-0286, ASEE-0083, ASEC-0176, ASED-0003, ASED-0046, ASED-0287, ASEE-0103, ASEC-0184, ASED-0004, ASED-0047, ASED-0288, ASEE-0136, ASEC-0185, ASED-0005, ASED-0051, ASED-0290, ASEC-0054, ASEC-0194, ASED-0247, ASED-0263, ASEE-0072, ASEC-0167, ASEC-0195, ASED-0248, ASED-0264, ASEE-0089,  ASEC-0178, ASEC-0196, ASED-0254, ASED-0265, ASEE-0090, ASEC-0179, ASEC-0197, ASED-0255, ASED-0266, ASEE-0131, ASEC-0180, ASEC-0227, ASED-0256, ASED-0282, ASEE-0132, ASEC-0181, ASEC-0228, ASED-0257, ASEE-0003, ASEE-0133, ASEC-0182, ASED-0040, ASED-0260, ASEE-0017, ASEE-0134, ASEC-0183, ASED-0086, ASED-0261, ASEE-0054, ASEC-0193, ASED-0245, ASED-0262, ASEE-0071, ASED-0141, ASED-0143, ASED-0145, ASED-0147, ASED-0149, ASED-0142, ASED-0144, ASED-0146, ASED-0148,  ASEB-0219
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Rumania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam, White Russia Turkmenistan.
  • Product Description
    Draeger Fabius GS Premium, Fabius OS, Fabius Tiro, Fabius Tiro D-M || Product Usage: || used to administer anesthesia and ventilation to patients during surgical procedures.
  • 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