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GE Healthcare recalls GE Healthcare Engstrom Carestation, Engstrom Pro, Cart Only S/5 EC. GE model numbers 1505-8538-000, 1505-9000-000, and 1
Recalled March 25, 2015 · FDA recall Z-1270-2015 · GE Healthcare
Hazard
Potential failure of the caster mounting hardware, which may result in the ventilator falling/tipping (overbalancing). · FDA Class II
Units
3,213 (437 US, 2,776 OUS)
Sold at
Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide, ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CAMEROON, CANDA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, CHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA , MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, OMAN, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, VENEZUELA, and URUGUAY.
Description
Potential failure of the caster mounting hardware, which may result in the ventilator falling/tipping (overbalancing).
Product
GE Healthcare Engstrom Carestation, Engstrom Pro, Cart Only S/5 EC. GE model numbers 1505-8538-000, 1505-9000-000, and 1505-9003-000. Ventilators.
Manufacturer(s)
GE Healthcare
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →