Recalls / —
—#36424
Product
Equator Forced Air Convective Warming System, Reference Number EQ 5000
- FDA product code
- DWJ — System, Thermal Regulating
- Device class
- Class 2
- Medical specialty
- Cardiovascular
- 510(k) numbers
- K011907
- Affected lot / code info
- Serial No. 2004126, 10040116, 20020088, 20020125, 20030104, 20030105, 20030133, 20030141, 20030146, 20030194, 20030199, 20030254, 20030287, 20030312, 20030394, 20030401, 20030408, 20030428, 20030460, 20030512, 20030522, 20030535, 20030627, 20030665, 20030759, 20030791, 20030818, 20030960, 20031030, 20031034, 20031039, 20031049, 20031056, 20031105, 20031151, 20031164, 20031172, 20031271, 20031336, 20031414, 20031417, 20031418, 20031423, 20031444, 20031488, 20031550, 20031622, 20031632, 20031661, 20031669, 20031681, 20040007, 20040010, 20040014, 20040021, 20040104, 20040106, 20040115, 20040124, 20040127, 20040153, 20040162, 20040164, 20040166, 20040202, 20040203, 20040208, 20040227, 20040290, 20040377, 20040378, 20040379, 20040380, 20040381, 20040382, 20040383, 20040385, 20040386, 20040387, 20040388, 20040389, 20040391, 20040392, 20040393, 20040394, 20040395, 20040396, 20040397, 20040398, 20040399, 20040400, 20040401, 20040402, 20040406, 20040408, 20040409, 20040410, 20040412, 20040414, 20040415, 20040416, 20040419, 20040420, 20040422, 20040427, 20040429, 20040505, 20040715, 20040817, 20040996, 20041156, 20041157, 20041158, 20041159, 20041160, 20041161, 20041162, 20041163, 20041164, 20041165, 20041166, 20041167, 20041168, 20041169, 20041170, 20041171, 20041172, 20041173, 20041174, 20041175, 20041176, 20041177, 20041178, 20041179, 20041180, 20041181, 20041182, 20041183, 20041184, 20041185, 20041186, 20041187, 20041188, 20041189, 20041190, 20041191, 20041192, 20041193, 20041194, 20041195, 20041196, 20041197, 20041198, 20041199, 20041200, 20041201, 20041202, 20041203, 20041204, 20041205, 20041206, 20041207, 20041208, 20041209, 20041210, 20041211, 20041212, 20041213, 20041214, 20041215, 20041216, 20041217, 20041218, 20041219, 20041220, 20041221, 20041222, 20041223, 20041224, 20041225, 20041227, 20041228, 20041229, 20041230, 20041231, 20041232, 20041233, 20041234, 20041235, 20041236, 20041237, 20041238, 20041239, 20041240, 20041241, 20041242, 20041244, 20041245, 20041246, 20041247, 20041249, 20041250, 20041251, 20041253, 20041256, 20041257, 20041258, 20041259, 20041260, 20041261, 20041262, 20041263, 20041264, 20041265, 20041266, 20041267, 20041268, 20041269, 20041270, 20041271, 20041272, 20041273, 20041274, 20041275, 20041276, 20041277, 20041278, 20041279, 20041280, 20041281, 20041282, 20041283, 20041284, 20041285, 20041286, 20041287, 20041288, 20041289, 20041290, 20041291, 20041293, 20041294, 20041295, 20041296, 20041297, 20041298, 20041299, 20041300, 20041301, 20041302, 20041303, 20041304, 20041305, 20041306, 20041307, 20041308, 20041309, 20041310, 20041311, 20041312, 20041313, 20041314, 20041315, 20041316, 20041317, 20041318, 20041319, 20041320, 20041321, 20041322, 20041323, 20041324, 20041325, 20041326, 20041327, 20041364, 20041581, 29941255
Why it was recalled
Warmer heater coil may come in contact with the filter housing, causing a small area of the plastic housing to melt
Root cause (FDA determination)
Other
Action the firm took
Smiths Medical ASD notified customers by letter issued Fed''X on 12/15/04. Accounts are requested not to use the device and return the unit if the the unit has not yet been placed into service. If the unit has been placed into service and operated for more than one hour then the problem will not occur. EQ-5000 unit(s) will be replaced.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
- Address
- 160 Weymouth St, Rockland, Massachusetts 02370-1136
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide Foreign: Nederland BV, UK, Finland
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2004-12-15
- Posted by FDA
- 2005-02-03
- Terminated
- 2006-06-27
- Status
- —
Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #36424. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.