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Date Initiated by Firm August 05, 2005
Date Posted November 18, 2005
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on October 24, 2007
Recall Number Z-0160-06
Recall Event ID 32920
Product Classification Unit, Neonatal Phototherapy - Product Code LBI
Product Ohmeda Giraffe¿ SPOT PT Lite¿ Phototherapy System
Code Information Serial numbers: HEBE50008 - HEBE50019;  HEBF50001 - HEBF50311;  HEBG50001 - HEBG50751;  HEBH50001 - HEBH50950;  HEBJ50000 - HEBJ50432;  HEBG54001 - HEBG54035;  HEBH54001 - HEBH54999; HEBH55000 - HEBH55041;  HEBJ55033 - HEBJ55036;  
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Datex Ohmeda, Inc. dba GE Healthcare
8880 Gorman Rd
Laurel MD 20723-5800
For Additional Information Contact Ann Lebar
414-362-2703
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Phototherapy medical device may lose its position and can cause a safety hazard to the patient.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action The firm notified consignees by letter on 08/05/2005 and advised of field correction of the devices in 2 phases. The letter is lot specific and provides for an interim workaround and includes an adhesive sticker and instructions for tagging the device with a warning statement containing restriction for use : 'This phototherapy light should ONLY be used on patients in closed incubators.' The letter further advises of firm''s plan to provide free, mandatory repair at a later date, pending hardware solution.
Quantity in Commerce 2701 devices
Distribution Product was distributed to medical facilities in the US and international subsidiaries and distributors.
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 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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