Events

Recall of Equator Forced Air Convective Warming System, Reference Number EQ 5000

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Smiths Medical ASD, 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
    30703
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0497-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-12-15
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-02-03
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2006-06-27
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=36424
  • 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
    System, Thermal Regulating - Product Code DWJ
  • Reason
    Warmer heater coil may come in contact with the filter housing, causing a small area of the plastic housing to melt.
  • Action
    Smiths Medical ASD notified customers by letter issued Fed''X on 12/15/04. Accounts are requested not to use the device and return the unit if the the unit has not yet been placed into service. If the unit has been placed into service and operated for more than one hour then the problem will not occur. EQ-5000 unit(s) will be replaced.

Device

Equator Forced Air Convective Warming System, Reference Number EQ 5000
  • Model / Serial
    Serial No. 2004126,  10040116, 20020088, 20020125, 20030104, 20030105, 20030133, 20030141, 20030146, 20030194, 20030199, 20030254, 20030287, 20030312, 20030394, 20030401, 20030408, 20030428, 20030460, 20030512, 20030522, 20030535, 20030627, 20030665, 20030759, 20030791, 20030818, 20030960, 20031030, 20031034, 20031039, 20031049, 20031056, 20031105, 20031151, 20031164, 20031172, 20031271, 20031336, 20031414, 20031417, 20031418, 20031423, 20031444, 20031488, 20031550, 20031622, 20031632, 20031661, 20031669, 20031681, 20040007, 20040010, 20040014, 20040021, 20040104, 20040106, 20040115, 20040124, 20040127, 20040153, 20040162, 20040164, 20040166, 20040202, 20040203, 20040208, 20040227, 20040290, 20040377, 20040378, 20040379, 20040380, 20040381, 20040382, 20040383, 20040385, 20040386, 20040387, 20040388, 20040389, 20040391, 20040392, 20040393, 20040394, 20040395, 20040396, 20040397, 20040398, 20040399, 20040400, 20040401, 20040402, 20040406, 20040408, 20040409, 20040410, 20040412, 20040414, 20040415, 20040416, 20040419, 20040420, 20040422, 20040427, 20040429, 20040505, 20040715, 20040817, 20040996, 20041156, 20041157, 20041158, 20041159, 20041160, 20041161, 20041162, 20041163, 20041164, 20041165, 20041166, 20041167, 20041168, 20041169, 20041170, 20041171, 20041172, 20041173, 20041174, 20041175, 20041176, 20041177, 20041178, 20041179, 20041180, 20041181, 20041182, 20041183, 20041184, 20041185, 20041186, 20041187, 20041188, 20041189, 20041190, 20041191, 20041192, 20041193, 20041194, 20041195, 20041196, 20041197, 20041198, 20041199, 20041200, 20041201, 20041202, 20041203, 20041204, 20041205, 20041206, 20041207, 20041208, 20041209, 20041210, 20041211, 20041212, 20041213, 20041214, 20041215, 20041216, 20041217, 20041218, 20041219, 20041220, 20041221, 20041222, 20041223, 20041224, 20041225, 20041227, 20041228, 20041229, 20041230, 20041231, 20041232, 20041233, 20041234, 20041235, 20041236, 20041237, 20041238, 20041239, 20041240, 20041241, 20041242, 20041244, 20041245, 20041246, 20041247, 20041249, 20041250, 20041251, 20041253, 20041256, 20041257, 20041258, 20041259, 20041260, 20041261, 20041262, 20041263, 20041264, 20041265, 20041266, 20041267, 20041268, 20041269, 20041270, 20041271, 20041272, 20041273, 20041274, 20041275, 20041276, 20041277, 20041278, 20041279,  20041280, 20041281, 20041282, 20041283,  20041284, 20041285,  20041286,  20041287,  20041288,  20041289, 20041290,  20041291,  20041293,  20041294,  20041295, 20041296, 20041297, 20041298, 20041299, 20041300, 20041301, 20041302, 20041303, 20041304, 20041305, 20041306, 20041307, 20041308, 20041309, 20041310, 20041311, 20041312, 20041313, 20041314, 20041315, 20041316, 20041317, 20041318, 20041319, 20041320, 20041321, 20041322, 20041323, 20041324, 20041325, 20041326, 20041327, 20041364, 20041581, 29941255
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Foreign: Nederland BV, UK, Finland
  • Product Description
    Equator Forced Air Convective Warming System, Reference Number EQ 5000
  • Manufacturer
    Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.

Manufacturer

Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., 160 Weymouth St, Rockland MA 02370-1136
  • Source
    USFDA