Blanketrol III, Model Number 233, Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc., 12011 Mosteller Road, Cincinnati, OH 45241 Hyper-Hypothermia device used to lower or to raise a patients temperature and/or maintain a desired patient temperature through conductive heat transfer.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2209-2013) was formally reported on September 25, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 3, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Cincinnati, OH. Federal records indicate 115V - 396 units; 230V - 385 units units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: During a label review it was discovered that both the Blanketrol III Operations (57201-N) & Operations & Technical (56201-Q) manuals had verbiage added back into the manual during ECN M111-4260 (released 12/29/2011) whi… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, , NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WV. Internationa…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.