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FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

GE Healthcare, Avance, Avance CS2, Amingo.

Reported: December 21, 2016 Initiated: November 3, 2016 #Z-0755-2017

Product Description

GE Healthcare, Avance, Avance CS2, Amingo.

Reason for Recall

GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue where certain Avance CS2, Avance and Amingo anesthesia devices can transition to a System Malfunction state if the lower storage drawer containing the optional large tray insert accessory closed with an abnormally high amount of force.

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
23,098 (US = 8,711; OUS = 14,387)
Distribution
USA ( nationwide) Distribution including Puerto Rico and DC. and to the countries of Australia AUSTRIA Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium BOLIVIA BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Brazil BRUNEI BULGARIA Canada CHILE China COLOMBIA COSTA RICA Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark ECUADOR Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Finland FRANCE Georgia GERMANY Ghana Gibraltar GREECE HONG KONG HUNGARIA Iceland India Indonesia IRAQ Ireland Israel ITALY JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN Kenya KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LITHUANIA MACEDONIA MALAYSIA Malta Mexico MOLDOVA MOROCCO NAMIBIA Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria NORWAY Oman Pakistan Panama PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES Poland PORTUGAL Qatar ROMANIA Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Serbia SERBIA-MONTENE Singapore Slovakia SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIA TAIWAN Thailand Tunisia TURKEY Ukraine United Arab Emirates UNITED KINGDOM Uruguay UZBEKISTAN Venezuela VietNam Yemen
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
GE Healthcare, Avance, Avance CS2, Amingo.. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 23,098 (US = 8,711; OUS = 14,387).
Why was this product recalled?
GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential safety issue where certain Avance CS2, Avance and Amingo anesthesia devices can transition to a System Malfunction state if the lower storage drawer containing the optional large tray insert accessory closed with an abnormally high amount of force.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on December 21, 2016. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0755-2017.