Date Initiated by Firm |
August 06, 2009 |
Date Posted |
October 14, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 26, 2010 |
Recall Number |
Z-0037-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
53081 |
Product Classification |
medical gas cylinder connectors - Product Code CAN
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Product |
AGI-2237 Portable 2 Cylinder Manifold Cart, for connecting medical gas cylinders. |
Code Information |
All units of model numbers 8065-870 and 8066-910 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Airgas Puritan Medical Puritan Medical Unit 259 North Radnor Chester Road Suite 100 Radnor PA 19087
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For Additional Information Contact |
Chris Slowik 313-550-6234
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Yoke may become displaced. Yoke index safety system could become compromised, allowing a user to attach the wrong gas type to the yoke connection.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Component design/selection |
Action |
Airgas issued a Medical Device Removal letter dated 8/6/09 to its customers informing them of the problem and the need to have a yoke back-up plate installed on the Manifold Block Assembly. |
Quantity in Commerce |
208 |
Distribution |
Nationwide distribution. |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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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.
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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