FDA Devices recall · Reported June 27, 2012
GE Healthcare, Aestiva/5 7900 SmartVent, anesthesia machine. Used in Datex-Ohmeda Aestiva/5 Anesthesia Systems.
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to the interlock slide mechanism missing from the 3-vaporizer manifold of your Aestiva 7900 Anesthesia Devi…
Ge Healthcare, LLC recalled GE Healthcare, Aestiva/5 7900 SmartVent, anesthesia machine. Used in Datex-Ohmeda Aestiv… - a critical-severity action.
GE Healthcare, Aestiva/5 7900 SmartVent, anesthesia machine. Used in Datex-Ohmeda Aestiv… was recalled by Ge Healthcare, LLC in June 27, 2012. Reason: GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to the interlock slide mechanism miss…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1787-2012 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 due to the interlock slide mechanism miss….
- Critical
- severity level
- 8 units
- affected scope
- Class I
- classification
- June 27, 2012
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1787-2012 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 high severity.
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Product description
GE Healthcare, Aestiva/5 7900 SmartVent, anesthesia machine. Used in Datex-Ohmeda Aestiva/5 Anesthesia Systems.
Reason for recall
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to the interlock slide mechanism missing from the 3-vaporizer manifold of your Aestiva 7900 Anesthesia Device. This Potential for two (2) vaporizers delivering agent at the same time. This could manifest as over delivery of a single agent if both vaporizers contain the same agent or as delivery of more than one agent. This m
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Critical (Class I) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-1787-2012 |
| Date reported | June 27, 2012 |
| Date initiated | April 10, 2012 |
| Recalling firm | Ge Healthcare, LLC |
| Firm location | Waukesha, WI |
| Affected scope | 8 |
| Distribution | Nationwide Distribution - including the states of AL, FL, GA, MO, and VA. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
What to do with this recall
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- This is a Class I (high-risk) recall, stop using the product immediately and follow the disposal or return instructions. What to do next
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