Severity
Critical
FDA Devices recall · Reported October 23, 2013
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the Avance, Avance CS2, and Aisys anesthesia devices. While operating in Pressure Control Ventilat…
Ge Healthcare, LLC recalled GE Healthcare, Aisys, Amingo, Avance, and Avance CS2. Intended for volume or pressure … - a critical-severity action.
GE Healthcare, Aisys, Amingo, Avance, and Avance CS2. Intended for volume or pressure … was recalled by Ge Healthcare, LLC in October 23, 2013. Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the Avance, Avance CS2, and Ais…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0009-2014 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Ge Healthcare, LLC issued this critical-severity FDA Devices recall-GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the Avance, Avance CS2, and Ais….
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0009-2014 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
This FDA Devices action (record #Z-0009-2014) was formally reported on October 23, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 16, 2013. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Ge Healthcare, LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Waukesha, WI. Federal records list the affected scope as 10,263 (3,194 US, 7,069 OUS).
The documented reason for this recall is: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the Avance, Avance CS2, and Aisys anesthesia devices. While operating in Pressure Control Ventilation Volume Guarantee (PCV-VG) mode, th… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico except DE, ME, NM, RI, and VT, and the countries of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 3 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
Where this recall sits in its category - 40,322 medical devices recalls on record
Of 101,704 recalls in the database, 24,878 are high severity, 72,426 moderate, and 4,400 low. This recall is classified high severity.
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Severity
Critical
Affected scope
10,263 (3,194 US, 7,069 OUS)
Related Recalls
6
3 from same agency
GE Healthcare, Aisys, Amingo, Avance, and Avance CS2. Intended for volume or pressure control ventilation.
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the Avance, Avance CS2, and Aisys anesthesia devices. While operating in Pressure Control Ventilation Volume Guarantee (PCV-VG) mode, the affected products may produce an over delivery tidal volume when given a unique sequence of user inputs and a collapsed bellows (partially filled circuit). Exposure to excessiv
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Critical (Class I) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-0009-2014 |
| Date reported | October 23, 2013 |
| Date initiated | September 16, 2013 |
| Recalling firm | Ge Healthcare, LLC |
| Firm location | Waukesha, WI |
| Affected scope | 10,263 (3,194 US, 7,069 OUS) |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico except DE, ME, NM, RI, and VT, and the countries of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LI… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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