Class 2 Device Recall BleaseSirius Anaesthesia Machine

• Date Initiated by Firm: June 24, 2010
• Date Posted: July 29, 2010
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 03, 2010
• Recall Number: Z-2113-2010
• Recall Event ID: 56057
• 510(K)Number: K051629
• Product Classification: Anesthesia Gas-Machine - Product Code BSZ
• Product: BleaseSirius Anaesthesia System, gas machine. Blease Beech House, Chiltern Court Asheridge Road, Chesham, Bucks HP5 2PX, England; ; Intended for use in the hospital environment and operating room.
• Code Information: Serial numbers: DOMESTIC - siri-001852, siri-002292, SIRI-002081, SIRI-002082, SIRI-002085, SIRI-002089, SIRI-002091, SIRI-002097, SIRI-002099, SIRI-002101, SIRI-002102, SIRI-001851, SIRI-001818, SIRI-001819, SIRI-001821, SIRI-001822, SIRI-001823, SIRI-001824, SIRI-001825, SIRI-001826, SIRI-001827, SIRI-001828, SIRI-001829, SIRI-002106, and SIRI-002108. INTERNATIONAL - siri-001861, siri-001853, siri-001855, siri-001857, SIRI-001905, SIRI-002363, SIRI-001948, SIRI-001949, SIRI-001950, SIRI-001951, SIRI-001952, SIRI-001846, SIRI-001847, SIRI-001848, SIRI-001849, SIRI-001921, SIRI-001961, SIRI-001963, SIRI-001964, siri-002139, SIRI-002162, SIRI-002298, SIRI-002349, SIRI-002354, SIRI-001611, SIRI-001612, SIRI-001614, SIRI-001615, SIRI-001616, SIRI-001617, SIRI-002157, siri-002135, SIRI-2302, siri-001903, siri-001904, siri-001911, SIRI-002041, SIRI-001858, SIRI -002150, SIRI-002156, siri-002166, siri-002168, siri-002169, siri-002171, siri-002201, SIRI-001854, SIRI-001785, SIRI-001786, SIRI-001954, SIRI-001850, SIRI-001862, SIRI-002159, SIRI-002304, SIRI-002315, and SIRI-002224.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Spacelabs Healthcare, Llc; 5150 220th Ave Se; Issaquah WA 98029-6834
• For Additional Information Contact: David J. Geraghty; 425-657-7200 Ext. 5809
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Potential for the touch screen on the ventilator portion of the device to go blank when touched. Possibility that this failure may also cause mechanical ventilation to stop.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: On 06/24/2010, Spacelabs began mailing the URGENT-MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letter to their US consignees and e-mailed the same letter to their foreign consignees. The letter describes the touch screen of the BleaseSirius Anesthesia machine goes blank when touched and the possibility that this failure may cause the mechanical ventilation to stop. The consignees are asked to weigh the benefits versus the risk when deciding to use the device or not until the firm upgrades the device. The letter also instructs the consignees to notify their staff about the possibility of the display failure to prevent any adverse event that may occur. The letter states that their field service engineer will contact consignees to schedule a time to visit and upgrade all affected devices at no cost. The US consignees are advised to call 1-800-522-7025, Select 2, and the foreign consignees are advised to call 1-425-657-7200 x5089 for technical support or questions regarding the recall.
• Quantity in Commerce: 80 units total
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including states of IA, GA, LA, NC, TN, and TX and countries of AUSTRALIA, CHILE, CHINA, INDIA, ITALY, PHILIPPINES, MEXICO, POLAND, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, and VENEZUELA.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = BSZ and Original Applicant = BLEASE USA, INC.