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Product

GE Healthcare - Giraffe and Panda Bag and Mask Resuscitation System;Giraffe Stand-alone Infant Resuscitation System. Product Usage: The Bag and Mask Resuscitation System provides the basic equipment required for pulmonary resuscitation of infants. Pulmonary resuscitation includes practices necessary to establish a clear airway and provide oxygen or air/oxygen mixtures and/or manual ventilation to the infant. These are clinical practices that represent the established standard of care.

FDA product code: BTM — Ventilator, Emergency, Manual (Resuscitator)
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Anesthesiology
510(k) numbers: K070247
Affected lot / code info: QABS50026, QABR50066, QABR50068, QABR50133, QABS50023, QABR50102, QABR50103, QABR50064, QABR50065, QABR50067, QABS50070, QABS50069, QABR50275, QABS50027, QABR50274

Why it was recalled

Oxygen and air wall inlet fittings on the back panel of the resuscitation systems were reversed during assembly.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Component design/selection

Action the firm took

GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated November 18, 2013, with a return receipt to all affected customers. The letter identified the products, the problem, and safety instructions to be taken by the customer along with the product correction. It is recommended that all potential users in your facility are made aware of this safety notification and the recommended actions. Safety issues described the description and affected product details, safety instructions, photos showing the back of the resuscitation system where the Air and Oxygen fittings are located and an appendix of the Affected Product Serial Number Definition and Configurations of Fittings. For questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call the phone number listed below: United States: 1-800-345-2700.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL,GA. HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY; and the countries of Albania, Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungry, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Turkey, United Arab, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-10-01
Posted by FDA: 2014-02-25
Terminated: 2016-07-22
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #125258. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.