FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Tec 6 continuous Flow Vaporizer and Tec 6 Plus Anesthesia Vaporizer. The Datex-Ohmeda Tec 6 Plus and Tec 6 Plus NAD Variant is an electronic vaporizer which delivers the anesthetic agent desflurane. The Tec 6 Plus attaches only to Datex-Ohmeda anesthesia machines equipped with the proprietary Selectatec manifold. The Tec 6 Plus NAD Variant attaches only to NAD anesthesia machines equipped with the NAD exclusion type manifold.

Recall: Z-2161-2013 · Reported September 18, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2161-2013
Event ID
65970
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
September 18, 2013
Initiation Date
July 29, 2013
Classification Date
September 6, 2013
Termination Date
April 17, 2015
Address
3000 N Grandview Blvd, N/A, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615, United States

Description

Tec 6 continuous Flow Vaporizer and Tec 6 Plus Anesthesia Vaporizer. The Datex-Ohmeda Tec 6 Plus and Tec 6 Plus NAD Variant is an electronic vaporizer which delivers the anesthetic agent desflurane. The Tec 6 Plus attaches only to Datex-Ohmeda anesthesia machines equipped with the proprietary Selectatec manifold. The Tec 6 Plus NAD Variant attaches only to NAD anesthesia machines equipped with the NAD exclusion type manifold.

Reason

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the pre-operative check, low pressure leak test at 1% dial setting of the Tec 6 and Tec 6 Plus Vaporizers. The user manual pre-operative check, low pressure leak test may not detect the full range of leaks from seal wear degradation in the vaporizers. If the leak is not detected, it will result in fresh gas leaking to

Code Info

Part Numbers: X1107-9001-000, X1107-9002-000, X1107-9003-000, X1107-9004-000, X1107-9005-000, X1107-9006-000, X1107-9007-000, X1109-9008-000, X1109-9009-000, X1107-9010-000, X1107-9011-000, X1107-9012-000, X1107-9014-000, X1107-9015-000, X1107-9016-000, X1107-9101-000, X1107-9102-000, X1107-9103-000, X1107-9201-000, X1107-9202-000, X1107-9203-000, X1107-9205-000, X1107-9206-000, X1107-9601-000, X1107-9602-000, X1107-9603-000, X1107-9604-000, X1107-9605-000, X1107-9606-000, X1107-9607-000, X1107-9608-000, X1107-9609-000, X1107-9610-000, X1107-9611-000, X1107-9612-000, X1107-9614-000, X1107-9615-000, X1107-9616-000, X1107-9617-000, M1145610-X, M1220023-X, M1220854-X, M1221495-X, 2064455-X, M1243207-X, X1107-9701-000, X1107-9702-000, X1107-9703-000, X1107-9211-000, X1107-9212-000, X1107-9213-000, X1107-9215-000, X1107-9216-000, X1107-9217-000, X1107-9207-000, X1107-9208-000, 2066725-X, 2066835-X, 2069767-X, 1107-9601-000, 1107-9612-000, M1221495, M1220023, M1243207, 1107-9602-000, 1107-9603-000, 1107-9604-000, 1107-9605-000, 1107-9606-000, 1107-9607-000, 1107-9608-000, 1107-9609-000, 1107-9610-000, 1107-9611-000, 1107-9614-000, 1107-9615-000, 1107-9616-000, 1107-9617-000, M1145610, M1220854, 2064455-001, M1098876, 2066725-001, 2066835-001, 2069767-001, X1107-8003-000, X1107-8006-000, X1107-8007-000, X1107-8008-000, X1107-8012-000, X1107-8013-000, X1107-8014-000, X1107-8015-000, X1107-8016-000, X1107-8017-000, X1107-8018-000, X1107-8019-000

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Puerto Rico and internationally to AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA local name-Hrvatska, CYPRUS, DENMARK, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JORDAN, KOREA-REPUBLIC OF, KUWAIT, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, and VENEZUELA,

Quantity

31,443 devices (23,947 US, 7496 OUS)