| Date Initiated by Firm | January 14, 2013 |
| Create Date | February 02, 2013 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 |
| Recall Number | Z-0768-2013 |
| Recall Event ID |
64057 |
| Product | Li-Ion battery used in the Oxus Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC), RS-00400.
Also branded as Reliability Plus byDrive.
The Portable Oxygen Concentrator is intended to deliver concentrated oxygen for adult patients with chronic pulmonary diseases. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Oxus America, Inc. 1685 Northfield Dr Rochester Hills MI 48309-3825
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Due to past battery inventory storage conditions and deficiencies in the maintenance procedure, it was possible that some batteries were over-discharged to point of damaging the cells. |
| Action | Oxus, Inc. sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated January 11, 2013 to all affected customers.The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Contact the firm at 1-888-475-1568 for information related to this recall. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 1724 total units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution-USA including the states of New York, Michigan, Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Oregon, Alabama, Illinois, Utah, Oklahoma, West Virginia and California and the countries of Canada, European Union, South Africa, Korea and Brazil. |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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