FDA recall record

GE Medical Systems GE Healthcare, Aisys Carestation recall — FDA Z-1382-2016

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving a momentary, self-correcting anesthetic agent bolus when using 21% oxygen on…

Class IIclassification
Z-1382-2016official record ID
Apr 20, 2016report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-1382-2016
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmGE Medical Systems, LLC
Report dateApr 20, 2016
Recall initiation dateFeb 17, 2016
Quantity1294
LocationWaukesha, WI, United States

Official product description

GE Healthcare, Aisys Carestation.

Why the product was recalled

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving a momentary, self-correcting anesthetic agent bolus when using 21% oxygen on all Aisys CS2 and upgraded Aisys anesthesia devices.

Distribution information

US: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. OUS: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANDA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CR¿CHE REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY,GREECE, HELSINKI, HONG KONG, HUNGARIA, ICELAND, INDIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ITA LY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM,URUGUAY, VIETNAM.

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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