PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

GE Healthcare, Compact Airway Modules E-CO, E-COV, E-COVX, E-CAiO, E-CAiOV and E-CAiOVX. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5MT Compact Airway Module, E-CAiOVX family is used for monitoring hospital patients respiration, ventilation, and gas exchange status.

Reported: June 25, 2014 Initiated: May 23, 2014 #Z-1808-2014

Product Description

GE Healthcare, Compact Airway Modules E-CO, E-COV, E-COVX, E-CAiO, E-CAiOV and E-CAiOVX. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5MT Compact Airway Module, E-CAiOVX family is used for monitoring hospital patients respiration, ventilation, and gas exchange status.

Reason for Recall

Potential loss of airway gas measurement in the Compact Airway Gas Modules. Loosening of the gas sampling pump hex screw in the module pump unit may lead to pump failure that may cause loss of respiratory airway gas parameter monitoring. If this issue occurs, the monitor will show an alarm note on monitor screen of either "Low gas sample flow" or "Check sample gas out".

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
4,961 (1,946 units US, 3,015 units OUS)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide): All states in continental USA including DC except DE, ME, ND, RI & VT. and the countries of: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GHANA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAHKSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MAURITIUS,MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY,, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIET NAM, and URUGUAY.
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
GE Healthcare, Compact Airway Modules E-CO, E-COV, E-COVX, E-CAiO, E-CAiOV and E-CAiOVX. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5MT Compact Airway Module, E-CAiOVX family is used for monitoring hospital patients respiration, ventilation, and gas exchange status.. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 4,961 (1,946 units US, 3,015 units OUS).
Why was this product recalled?
Potential loss of airway gas measurement in the Compact Airway Gas Modules. Loosening of the gas sampling pump hex screw in the module pump unit may lead to pump failure that may cause loss of respiratory airway gas parameter monitoring. If this issue occurs, the monitor will show an alarm note on monitor screen of either "Low gas sample flow" or "Check sample gas out".
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on June 25, 2014. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1808-2014.