FDA Devices recall · Reported August 3, 2016
Babytherm 8004/8010, Infant Warmer, Class II device, 510 K K971198, Catalog # FR00105 (Babytherm 8010), 2M30404 (Babytherm 8004), non sterile, software controlled. Product Usage: Babytherm 8004/8010 is an open care infant warmer system for warming premature babies, neonates and infants with a body weight of up to 8 kg (17.6 lbs). The device is intended for use in delivery rooms, operating rooms, maternity and obstetric units, neonatal and pediatric wards, neonatal and pediatric intensive car
Risk associated with operating the device in skin temperature mode with temperature sensors attached but no patient connected.
Draeger Medical, Inc. recalled Babytherm 8004/8010, Infant Warmer, Class II device, 510 K K971198, Catalog # FR00105 (Ba… - a moderate-severity action.
Babytherm 8004/8010, Infant Warmer, Class II device, 510 K K971198, Catalog # FR00105 (Ba… was recalled by Draeger Medical, Inc. in August 3, 2016. Reason: Risk associated with operating the device in skin temperature mode with temperature sensors attached but no p…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-2295-2016 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Draeger Medical, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Risk associated with operating the device in skin temperature mode with temperature sensors attached but no p….
- Moderate
- severity level
- 2K units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- August 3, 2016
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-2295-2016 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.
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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
Babytherm 8004/8010, Infant Warmer, Class II device, 510 K K971198, Catalog # FR00105 (Babytherm 8010), 2M30404 (Babytherm 8004), non sterile, software controlled. Product Usage: Babytherm 8004/8010 is an open care infant warmer system for warming premature babies, neonates and infants with a body weight of up to 8 kg (17.6 lbs). The device is intended for use in delivery rooms, operating rooms, maternity and obstetric units, neonatal and pediatric wards, neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. Therapy and nursing uses: - As a resuscitation table and in birthing rooms, obstetric units, and NICUs - As infant warmer bassinet during normal and intensive care - For infant re-warming and compensation of heat loss - For thermal stabilizing of infants with mattress heater (Babytherm 8010 only) - For gentle warming therapy using the combination of radiant and mattress heater - Cooling infants with fever (temperature of mattress below infant body temperature, Babytherm 8010 only) - With adjustable bed tilt for treatment of infants in Trendelenburg and reverse Trendelenburg position - For weaning infants from incubators - For O2 and nebulizer therapy (with appropriate accessories) - For lowering an infant s bilirubin levels when using the phototherapy option
Reason for recall
Risk associated with operating the device in skin temperature mode with temperature sensors attached but no patient connected.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-2295-2016 |
| Date reported | August 3, 2016 |
| Date initiated | June 22, 2016 |
| Recalling firm | Draeger Medical, Inc. |
| Firm location | Telford, PA |
| Affected scope | 1,599 units |
| Distribution | US Nationwide Distribution including Puerto Rico and the states of AK,AL,AR,CA,CO,CT,DE,FL,GA,HI,IA,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MA,MD,MI,MN,MO,MS,NC,ND,NE,NH,NJ,NM,NV,NY,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,TN,TS,TX,UT,VA,WA,WI,WV, and WY. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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