BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE Healthcare - Giraffe and Panda iRes Infant Warmer Product Usage: The infant radiant warmers provide infrared heat in a controlled manner to neonates who are unable to thermo-regulate based on their own physiology. Infant radiant warmers may be used to facilitate the neonates transition to the external environment or to provide a controlled open environment. An optional integrated Sp02 monitoring feature may be used for continuous noninvasive monitoring of functional oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin and pulse rate.

    Recall: Z-1072-2014 · Initiated October 1, 2013

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1072-2014
    Event Number
    67004
    Firm
    GE Healthcare, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    BTL
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Component design/selection
    Initiated
    October 1, 2013
    Posted
    February 25, 2014
    Terminated
    July 22, 2016
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    GE Healthcare - Giraffe and Panda iRes Infant Warmer Product Usage: The infant radiant warmers provide infrared heat in a controlled manner to neonates who are unable to thermo-regulate based on their own physiology. Infant radiant warmers may be used to facilitate the neonates transition to the external environment or to provide a controlled open environment. An optional integrated Sp02 monitoring feature may be used for continuous noninvasive monitoring of functional oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin and pulse rate.

    Reason

    Oxygen and air wall inlet fittings on the back panel of the resuscitation systems were reversed during assembly.

    Action

    GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated November 18, 2013, with a return receipt to all affected customers. The letter identified the products, the problem, and safety instructions to be taken by the customer along with the product correction. It is recommended that all potential users in your facility are made aware of this safety notification and the recommended actions. Safety issues described the description and affected product details, safety instructions, photos showing the back of the resuscitation system where the Air and Oxygen fittings are located and an appendix of the Affected Product Serial Number Definition and Configurations of Fittings. For questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call the phone number listed below: United States: 1-800-345-2700.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL,GA. HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY; and the countries of Albania, Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungry, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Turkey, United Arab, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

    Quantity

    12, 373 units total, 8,807 = US, 3,394 = OUS, 172 = unknown