FDA Recall Terminated

Getinge 46-Series Washer Disinfector Model # 46-4, Part Number:46-4-502 Product Usage: Used in facilities such as Central Sterile Supply Departments, next to the Operating Room, in dental clinics or hospital wards to clean, thermally or chemically disinfect and dry surgical goods.

Recall: Z-1390-2020 · Initiated January 16, 2020

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1390-2020
Event Number
84885
Firm
Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc
FEI Number
3013876692
Product Code
MEC
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Employee error
Initiated
January 16, 2020
Terminated
October 23, 2023
Address
45 Barbour Pond Dr, Wayne, NJ, 07470-2094

Description

Getinge 46-Series Washer Disinfector Model # 46-4, Part Number:46-4-502 Product Usage: Used in facilities such as Central Sterile Supply Departments, next to the Operating Room, in dental clinics or hospital wards to clean, thermally or chemically disinfect and dry surgical goods.

Reason

Due to a missing water intake for Deionized water on the Getinge 46-Series Washer Disinfector. There were no valve, hose, or clamps for this option included with the device therefore the units could not be properly installed. There have been no adverse events reported resulting in serious illness or injuries.

Action

Getinge issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall Correction letter to U.S. consignees via FedEx Priority Overnight delivery with signature proof of delivery on January 16, 2020. Letter provides identification of the issue, health risk and action to take. Customers were advised to examine your inventory immediately, complete and sign the MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL - RESPONSE FORM to acknowledge that you have received this notification, return the completed form to Getinge Disinfection AB by e-mailing a scanned copy to [email protected] or by faxing the form to 1-800-574-5051. Should you have one or more Getinge 46-Series Washer Disinfectors (models 46-4-502 and 46-4-503) you will be contacted by a Getinge Service Representative to schedule on-site service of your device, free of charge, by a Getinge Service Representative. You can also arrange a visit by a Getinge trained or authorized service technician by contacting Getinge Customer Technical Support at (888) 9438872 (select option 1, then option 2), Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone). If you are a distributor who has shipped any affected products to customers, please forward this document to their attention for appropriate action.

Distribution

U.S. Distribution: CA, CO, IA, MN, NY, SC, VA

Quantity

4 units