FDA Devices recall · Reported April 19, 2017
Delta XL, Catalog Number: MS18596 in combination with Scio, Scio Four, Scio Four Oxi plus, Scio Four Oxi, Scio Four plus. Product Usage: The devices are intended to be used in the environment where patient care is provided by Healthcare Professionals, i.e. Physicians, Nurses, and Technicians, who will determine when use of the device is indicated, based upon their professional assessment of the patients medical condition. The Infinity Delta Series (Delta/Delta XL/Kappa) monitors are intende
It was reported that a set low O2 alarm does not go off although the measured O2 level is below the alarm limit.
Draegar Medical Systems, Inc. recalled Delta XL, Catalog Number: MS18596 in combination with Scio, Scio Four, Scio Four Oxi plus… - a moderate-severity action.
Delta XL, Catalog Number: MS18596 in combination with Scio, Scio Four, Scio Four Oxi plus… was recalled by Draegar Medical Systems, Inc. in April 19, 2017. Reason: It was reported that a set low O2 alarm does not go off although the measured O2 level is below the alarm lim…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1773-2017 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Draegar Medical Systems, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-It was reported that a set low O2 alarm does not go off although the measured O2 level is below the alarm lim….
- Moderate
- severity level
- Class II
- classification
- April 19, 2017
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1773-2017 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) 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, 6 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.
Medical Devices recalls over time
Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
Delta XL, Catalog Number: MS18596 in combination with Scio, Scio Four, Scio Four Oxi plus, Scio Four Oxi, Scio Four plus. Product Usage: The devices are intended to be used in the environment where patient care is provided by Healthcare Professionals, i.e. Physicians, Nurses, and Technicians, who will determine when use of the device is indicated, based upon their professional assessment of the patients medical condition. The Infinity Delta Series (Delta/Delta XL/Kappa) monitors are intended to be used on adult, pediatric, and neonatal populations, with the exception of the parameter Cardiac Output, ST Segment Analysis, and arrhythmia which are intended for use in the adult and pediatric populations only; and tcpO2, which for the neonatal population, is to only be used when the patient is not under gas anesthesia. For combination with Scio gas module: Scio gas module samples breathing gases from adults and pediatrics. The gas module continuously measure the content of CO2, N2O, O2 and one of the anesthetic agents, Halothane, Isoflurane, Enflurane, Sevoflurane and Desflurane in any mixture and communicates real time and derived gas information to the In-finity monitors.
Reason for recall
It was reported that a set low O2 alarm does not go off although the measured O2 level is below the alarm limit.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-1773-2017 |
| Date reported | April 19, 2017 |
| Date initiated | March 28, 2017 |
| Recalling firm | Draegar Medical Systems, Inc. |
| Firm location | Andover, MA |
| Affected scope | 2,156 (total for all devices) |
| Distribution | Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of: AL, CA, GA, IL, LA, MA NY, OH, PA, TN, TX and VA and the countries of: AR AT BE BG BN BO BY CA CH CL CO CZ DE EG ES FI FR GB GR HR HU ID IE IL IN IT LT MX… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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