Recall Z-1051-2013
GE Healthcare, LLC · initiated January 8, 2013
Class I – dangerous or defective products that could cause serious health problems or death
Product
Giraffe OmniBed and Giraffe Incubator p/n 6600-0723-700 (rev A and B) labeled in part: ***GE Healthcare 8880 Gorman Road Laurel, MD 20723 U.S.A. www.gehealthcare.com***. GE Healthcare Giraffe Omnibed is a combination of an infant incubator and an infant warmer.
Codes / lots: OmniBed Serial Numbers: HDGR52546, HDGR52736, HDGR52802, HDGR52861, HDGR52910, HDGR52958, HDGR53007, HDGR53058, HDGR53110, HDGR53185, HDGR52547, HDGR52737, HDGR52803, HDGR52862, HDGR52911, HDGR52959, HDGR53008, HDGR53059, HDGR53112, HDGR53186, HDGR52558, HDGR52739, HDGR52804, HDGR52863, HDGR52912, HDGR52960, HDGR53009, HDGR53060, HDGR53113, HDGR53187, HDGR52609, HDGR52740, HDGR52805, HDGR52864, HDGR52913, HDGR52961, HDGR53010, HDGR53061, HDGR53114, HDGR53188, HDGR52610, HDGR52741, HDGR52806, HDGR52865, HDGR52914, HDGR52962, HDGR53011, HDGR53062, HDGR53115, HDGR53189, HDGR52613, HDGR52742, HDGR52813, HDGR52866, HDGR52915, HDGR52963, HDGR53012, HDGR53063, HDGR53116, HDGR53190, HDGR52620, HDGR52743, HDGR52814, HDGR52867, HDGR52916, HDGR52964, HDGR53013, HDGR53064, HDGR53117, HDGR53191, HDGR52621, HDGR52744, HDGR52815, HDGR52868, HDGR52917, HDGR52965, HDGR53014, HDGR53065, HDGR53119, HDGR53192, HDGR52622, HDGR52745, HDGR52816, HDGR52869, HDGR52918, HDGR52966, HDGR53015, HDGR53066, HDGR53120, HDGR53193, HDGR52623, HDGR52746, HDGR52817, HDGR52870, HDGR52919, HDGR52967, HDGR53016, HDGR53067, HDGR53125, HDGR53194, HDGR52624, HDGR52747, HDGR52818, HDGR52871, HDGR52920, HDGR52968…
Reason for recall
Neonatal beds and incubator display boards may randomly overwrite stored information and radiant heater and oxygen set points upon power up or recovery from a power failure.
FDA-determined cause: Process control
Action taken
GE Healthcare sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter, dated January 8, 2013. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were given the safety issue and instructions for continued use of the Giraffe OmniBed and Incubators, as well as given the affected product details. GE Healthcare will correct all affected Giraffe Incubators and Giraffe OmniBeds at no cost, and will contact customers to arrange for this correction. If customers have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call: United States: 1-800-345-2700. For other countries, please contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative.
Details
- Recall number
- Z-1051-2013
- Initiated
- January 8, 2013
- Posted by FDA
- April 5, 2013
- Terminated
- July 10, 2013
- Product code
- FMZ – Incubator, Neonatal
- Quantity
- 679 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- USA in the states of AR ,CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, NV, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV, and the countries of Arab Emirates, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech., Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy ,Korea, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia…
- Recalling firm
- GE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI