Anesthesia Machines (digital display assembly); A gas machine for anesthesia is a device used to administer to a patient, continuously or intermittently, a general inhalation anesthetic and to maintain a patient's ventilation.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-1318-2012
- Event Number
- 60647
- Firm
- Penlon, Ltd. Abingdon Science Park Barton Lane Abingdon United Kingdom
- FEI Number
- 3002807907
- Product Code
- BSZ
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Component design/selection
- Initiated
- November 29, 2011
- Posted
- March 26, 2012
- Terminated
- July 3, 2012
Description
Anesthesia Machines (digital display assembly); A gas machine for anesthesia is a device used to administer to a patient, continuously or intermittently, a general inhalation anesthetic and to maintain a patient's ventilation.
Penlon, Ltd has identified the potential for the premature failure of a component in some Electronic Flowmeter sensor display unit PCB assemblies.
Penlon Limited sent a Technical Bulletin dated November 22, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. As a precaution a field upgrade part was released that required all existing PCB assemblies to be removed and the updated item installed. The old PCB must be returned to Penlon with the serial number of the affected machine. The required replacement parts were included with the technical bulletin. For further information customers should contact the Technical Support Team at [email protected].
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Peru, Uganda, Kenya, Malaysia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Equador, and Thailand
160 units