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GE Healthcare, LLC recalls DATEX-OHMEDA S/5 SINGLE-WIDTH AIRWAY MODULE, E-MINIC AND ACCESSORIES. DATEX-OHMEDA S/5TM FM WITH L-FICU04 ANDL-FICUO
Recalled July 30, 2014 · FDA recall Z-2068-2014 · GE Healthcare
Hazard
Failure of the CO2 detector in Single-width Airway and Extension modules, which may cause a slow continuous decrease of measured Et-/FiCO2 values. Incorrect Et CO2/Fi CO2 value may impair clinical decision making for both mechanically and spontaneously ventilated patients because of incorrect low CO2 values. · FDA Class I
Units
2,948 (761 units US, 2,187 units OUS)
Sold at
Worldwide Distribution - USA nationwide, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, Croatia, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, OMAN, PERU, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, LEBANON, REPUBLIC OF MALDOVIA, COSTA RICA, GABON, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TUNISIA, and CAMBODIA.
Description
Failure of the CO2 detector in Single-width Airway and Extension modules, which may cause a slow continuous decrease of measured Et-/FiCO2 values. Incorrect Et CO2/Fi CO2 value may impair clinical decision making for both mechanically and spontaneously ventilated patients because of incorrect low CO2 values.
Product
DATEX-OHMEDA S/5 SINGLE-WIDTH AIRWAY MODULE, E-MINIC AND ACCESSORIES. DATEX-OHMEDA S/5TM FM WITH L-FICU04 ANDL-FICUO4A SOFTWARE AND N-FCREC MODULE **(OUS only). E-miniC and accessories is indicated for monitoring C02 and respiration rate of all hospital patients.
Manufacturer(s)
GE Healthcare, LLC
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →