—#115522

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.

FDA product code: FMZ — Incubator, Neonatal
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: General Hospital
510(k) numbers: K101778, K101788
Affected lot / code info: 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, HDGR53018, HDGR53068, HDGR53126, HDGR53195, HDGR52626, HDGR52748, HDGR52820, HDGR52872, HDGR52921, HDGR52969, HDGR53019, HDGR53069, HDGR53127, HDGR53196, HDGR52657, HDGR52749, HDGR52821, HDGR52873, HDGR52922, HDGR52970, HDGR53021, HDGR53070, HDGR53128, HDGR53197, HDGR52658, HDGR52750, HDGR52822, HDGR52874, HDGR52923, HDGR52971, HDGR53022, HDGR53071, HDGR53129, HDGR53213, HDGR52664, HDGR52751, HDGR52823, HDGR52875, HDGR52924, HDGR52972, HDGR53023, HDGR53072, HDGR53134, HDGR53214, HDGR52665, HDGR52752, HDGR52824, HDGR52876, HDGR52925, HDGR52973, HDGR53024, HDGR53073, HDGR53135, HDGR53215, HDGR52668, HDGR52753, HDGR52825, HDGR52877, HDGR52926, HDGR52974, HDGR53025, HDGR53074, HDGR53136, HDHR53216, HDGR52669, HDGR52754, HDGR52827, HDGR52878, HDGR52927, HDGR52975, HDGR53026, HDGR53075, HDGR53137, HDGR53217, HDGR52670, HDGR52755, HDGR52828, HDGR52879, HDGR52928, HDGR52976, HDGR53027, HDGR53076, HDGR53138, HDGR53219, HDGR52671, HDGR52756, HDGR52829, HDGR52880, HDGR52929, HDGR52977, HDGR53028, HDGR53077, HDGR53139, HDGR53220, HDGR52672, HDGR52757, HDGR52830, HDGR52881, HDGR52930, HDGR52978, HDGR53029, HDGR53078, HDGR53140, HDGR53221, HDGR52673, HDGR52758, HDGR52831, HDGR52882, HDGR52931, HDGR52979, HDGR53030, HDGR53079, HDGR53141, HDGR53222, HDGR52674, HDGR52759, HDGR52832, HDGR52883, HDGR52932, HDGR52980, HDGR53031, HDGR53080, HDGR53142, HDGR53223, HDGR52675, HDGR52760, HDGR52833, HDGR52884, HDGR52933, HDGR52981, HDGR53032, HDGR53081, HDGR53145, HDGR53224, HDGR52678, HDGR52761, HDGR52835, HDGR52885, HDGR52934, HDGR52982, HDGR53033, HDGR53085, HDGR53146, HDGR53225, HDGR52682, HDGR52762, HDGR52836, HDGR52886, HDGR52935, HDGR52983, HDGR53034, HDGR53086, HDGR53147, HDGR53226, HDGR52683, HDGR52763, HDGR52839, HDGR52887, HDGR52936, HDGR52984, HDGR53035, HDGR53087, HDGR53152, HDGR53231, HDGR52684, HDGR52764, HDGR52840, HDGR52888, HDGR52937, HDGR52985, HDGR53036, HDGR53088, HDGR53153, HDGR53232, HDGR52685, HDGR52765, HDGR52841, HDGR52890, HDGR52938, HDGR52986, HDGR53037, HDGR53089, HDGR53154, HDGR53235, HDGR52686, HDGR52768, HDGR52842, HDGR52891, HDGR52939, HDGR52987, HDGR53038, HDGR53090, HDGR53155, HDGR53241, HDGR52687, HDGR52769, HDGR52843, HDGR52892, HDGR52940, HDGR52988, HDGR53039, HDGR53091, HDGR53156, HDGR53242, HDGR52700, HDGR52770, HDGR52844, HDGR52893, HDGR52941, HDGR52990, HDGR53040, HDGR53092, HDGR53157, HDGR53251, HDGR52709, HDGR52771, HDGR52845, HDGR52894, HDGR52942, HDGR52991, HDGR53041, HDGR53093, HDGR53158, HDGR52714, HDGR52775, HDGR52846, HDGR52895, HDGR52943, HDGR52992, HDGR53042, HDGR53094, HDGR53159, HDGR52718, HDGR52776, HDGR52847, HDGR52896, HDGR52944, HDGR52993, HDGR53043, HDGR53095, HDGR53160, HDGR52720, HDGR52777, HDGR52848, HDGR52897, HDGR52945, HDGR52994, HDGR53044, HDGR53096, HDGR53161, HDGR52721, HDGR52778, HDGR52849, HDGR52898, HDGR52946, HDGR52995, HDGR53045, HDGR53097, HDGR53162, HDGR52723, HDGR52779, HDGR52850, HDGR52899, HDGR52947, HDGR52996, HDGR53047, HDGR53098, HDGR53163, HDGR52726, HDGR52780, HDGR52851, HDGR52900, HDGR52948, HDGR52997, HDGR53048, HDGR53099, HDGR53164, HDGR52727, HDGR52781, HDGR52852, HDGR52901, HDGR52949, HDGR52998, HDHR53049, HDGR53100, HDGR53165, HDGR52728, HDGR52782, HDGR52853, HDGR52902, HDHR52950, HDGR52999, HDGR53050, HDGR53102, HDGR53166, HDGR52729, HDGR52789, HDGR52854, HDGR52903, HDGR52951, HDGR53000, HDGR53051, HDGR53103, HDGR53167, HDGR52730, HDGR52790, HDGR52855, HDGR52904, HDGR52952, HDGR53001, HDGR53052, HDGR53104, HDGR53168, HDGR52731, HDGR52791, HDGR52856, HDGR52905, HDGR52953, HDGR53002, HDGR53053, HDGR53105, HDGR53169, HDGR52732, HDGR52792, HDGR52857, HDGR52906, HDGR52954, HDGR53003, HDGR53054, HDGR53106, HDGR53171, HDGR52733, HDGR52793, HDGR52858, HDGR52907, HDGR52955, HDGR53004, HDGR53055, HDGR53107, HDGR53175, HDGR52734, HDGR52794, HDGR52859, HDGR52908, HDGR52956, HDGR53005, HDGR53056, HDGR53108, HDGR53176, HDGR52735, HDGR52799, HDGR52860, HDGR52909, HDGR52957, HDGR53006, HDGR53057, HDGR53109, and HDGR53181. ***Incubator Serial Numbers: HDHR52549, HDHR52708, HDHR52774, HDHR52881, HDHR53029, HDHR52551, HDHR52709, HDHR52830, HDHR52882, HDHR53030, HDHR52552, HDHR52710, HDHR52831, HDHR52883, HDHR53031, HDHR52553, HDHR52711, HDHR52832, HDHR52884, HDHR53032, HDHR52554, HDHR52720, HDHR52833, HDHR52885, HDHR53039, HDHR52555, HDHR52721, HDHR52834, HDHR52894, HDHR53040, HDHR52556, HDHR52722, HDHR52835, HDHR52900, HDHR53041, HDHR52557, HDHR52723, HDHR52836, HDHR52901, HDHR53042, HDHR52559, HDHR52724, HDHR52837, HDHR52902, HDHR53043, HDHR52561, HDHR52725, HDHR52838, HDHR52903, HDHR53044, HDHR52562, HDHR52726, HDHR52839, HDHR52904, HDHR53045, HDHR52563, HDHR52727, HDHR52840, HDHR52905, HDHR53046, HDHR52564, HDHR52728, HDHR52841, HDHR52906, HDHR53047, HDHR52565, HDHR52729, HDHR52842, HDHR52907, HDHR53048, HDHR52567, HDHR52730, HDHR52843, HDHR52908, HDHR53049, HDHR52568, HDHR52731, HDHR52844, HDHR52909, HDHR53030, HDHR52569, HDHR52732, HDHR52845, HDHR52951, HDHR52910, HDHR52572, HDHR52733, HDHR52847, HDHR52911, HDHR53052, HDHR52573, HDHR52734, HDHR52848, HDHR52912, HDHR53053, HDHR52575, HDHR52735, HDHR52849, HDHR52913, HDHR53054, HDHR52576, HDHR52736, HDHR52850, HDHR52914, HDHR53055, HDHR52577, HDHR52737, HDHR52851, HDHR52915, HDHR53059, HDHR52578, HDHR52738, HDHR52852, HDHR52926, HDHR53062, HDHR52579, HDHR52739, HDHR52853, HDHR52927, HDHR52580, HDHR52740, HDHR52854, HDHR52928, HDHR52581, HDHR52741, HDHR52855, HDHR52929, HDHR52588, HDHR52742, HDHR52857, HDHR52971, HDHR52589, HDHR52743, HDHR52858, HDHR52972, HDHR52650, HDHR52744, HDHR52859, HDHR52974, HDHR52653, HDHR52745, HDHR52860, HDHR52975, HDHR52654, HDHR52746, HDHR52861, HDHR52976, HDHR52689, HDHR52747, HDHR52862, HDHR52977, HDHR52690, HDHR52748, HDHR52863, HDHR52978, HDHR52691, HDHR52749, HDHR52864, HDHR52979, HDHR52692, HDHR52750, HDHR52865, HDHR52981, HDHR52693, HDHR52751, HDHR52866, HDHR52982, HDHR52694, HDHR52752, HDHR52867, HDHR52983, HDHR52695, HDHR52753, HDHR52868, HDHR52985, HDHR52696, HDHR52754, HDHR52869, HDHR52986, HDHR52697, HDHR52759, HDHR52870, HDHR52987, HDHR52698, HDHR52760, HDHR52871, HDHR52988, HDHR52699, HDHR52767, HDHR52872, HDHR52989, HDHR52700, HDHR52768, HDHR52873, HDHR52990, HDHR52701, HDHR52769, HDHR52874, HDHR52991, HDHR52702, HDHR52770, HDHR52875, HDHR52992, HDHR52703, HDHR52771, HDHR52876, HDHR52993, HDHR52704, HDHR52772, HDHR52877, HDHR52994, HDHR52707, HDHR52773, HDHR52880, and HDHR52995.

Why it was recalled

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.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Process control

Action the firm took

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.

Recalling firm

Firm: GE Healthcare, LLC
Address: 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188-1615

Distribution

Distribution pattern: 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, Mexico, Norway, Oman, Poland, Russia, San Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, and United Kingdom.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-01-08
Posted by FDA: 2013-04-05
Terminated: 2013-07-10
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #115522. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.