FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

Praxair Vantage Grab n Go - Gas Cylinder pressure regulator Catalog Number: OX-M-AEGNGVNTG Usage: Regulator reduces pressure in oxygen-containing cylinder.

Recall: Z-0525-2013 · Reported January 2, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0525-2013
Event ID
63729
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Praxair Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
January 2, 2013
Initiation Date
November 16, 2012
Classification Date
December 21, 2012
Termination Date
March 24, 2014
Address
39 Old Ridgebury Road, N/A, Danbury, CT, 06817-0001, United States

Description

Praxair Vantage Grab n Go - Gas Cylinder pressure regulator Catalog Number: OX-M-AEGNGVNTG Usage: Regulator reduces pressure in oxygen-containing cylinder.

Reason

Isolated incidents of ignition inside Grab n' Go cylinders that had been knocked over or otherwise subject to significant physical impact.

Code Info

OX M-AEGNGVNTG (US and Canada) and WESPRX-9500 (Global) Cyclinders in service since Jan 2009. Units with a "T" decal (T-teflon) on the fill side of the valve have the rework completed.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, India, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Quantity

320,451 units (255,690 US ; 55,884 Canada; 8877 OUS)