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Class 2 Device Recall Flow Sensor

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Date Initiated by Firm September 17, 2020
Create Date October 30, 2020
Recall Status1 Open3, Classified
Recall Number Z-0315-2021
Recall Event ID 86531
Product Classification Gas-machine, anesthesia - Product Code BSZ
Product Flow Sensor Service Part, Catalog 2089610-001-S
Code Information Devices with installed flow sensors with etched manufacturing date of 2020-08 (August 2020). This flow sensor is compatible with the following device models: Aespire 7100/11, Aespire 7900, Aespire View, Aestiva 7100, Aestiva 7900, Aestiva MRI, Aisys, Aisys CS2, Avance, Avance CS2, Amingo (OUS), and 9100c NXT (OUS)
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 GE Healthcare, LLC
3000 N Grandview Blvd
Waukesha WI 53188-1615
For Additional Information Contact GE Healthcare Service
800-437-1171
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Flow sensors could have damaged tubes in the form of small punctures or cuts.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Process control
Action GE will issue an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to customers with affected flow sensors. This letter will inform the customer of the issue and provide safety instructions, including to inspect all inventory of Flow Sensors. GE Healthcare will replace the Flow Sensors indicated on returned customer response forms, if applicable. In the U.S., this letter will be sent by a traceable means. The letter will be sent to the following titles within the affected accounts: Chief of Anesthesia, Director of Biomedical / Clinical Engineering, and Health Care Administrator / Risk Manager. GE Healthcare will document customer acknowledgment of the receipt and understanding of the letter, and the replacement of Flow Sensors, if needed.
Quantity in Commerce 4794 units
Distribution U.S. states where product was distributed - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI Foreign countries impacted - Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
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.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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