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Device product

Flow sensors that may be installed in the following GEHC anesthesia machines: (1) Aestiva MRI, GTIN 0080682102339; (2) Aestiva 7900; (3) Aestiva 7100; (4) Aespire System Carestation, S/5 Protiva Config., Aespire 100 Compact Wall Mount (Aespire 7100); (5) S/5 Aespire 7900; (6) Aespire View; (7) Avance; (8) Avance CS2, GTIN 00840682102292; (9) Aisys; (10) Aisys CS2, GTIN 00840682102322; (11) Amingo; (12) 9100 NXT Config, Aelite NXT; (13) Protiva 7100;

Z-2596-2021

August 02, 2021

Class II

Product summary

Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Event
Event 88400
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Estimated 310,072 flow sensors
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2596-2021

Official wording

Reason: The flow sensors built prior to June 2021 could have damaged tubes with small punctures or cuts that could cause leaks resulting in incorrect anesthesia machine tidal volumes potentially leading to over-delivery of volume to the patient.

Code information: The flow sensors built prior to June 2021 that are installed in the devices/anesthesia machines.

Distribution pattern: Distribution was nationwide, including PR. Foreign distribution was made to Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'lvoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The flow sensors built prior to June 2021 could have damaged tubes with small punctures or cuts that could cause leaks resulting in incorrect anesthesia machine tidal volumes potentially leading to over-delivery of volume to the patient.