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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published October 24, 2023

CardioQuip MCH-1000(m) Cooler-Heater Recall: Bacterial Contamination Risk

CardioQuip recalls MCH-1000(m) modular cooler-heaters due to potential bacterial contamination causing patient infections. Affected units have specific UDI and lot numbers.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0566-2024Medical deviceCardioQuip ›
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Recalling firmCardioQuip, LLC8422 Calibration Ct · College Station, TX 77845-5328
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CardioQuip is recalling its MCH-1000(m) modular cooler-heaters because they may contain bacteria that could infect patients. This is serious for medical use but does not affect home users. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/57011-cardioquip-mch-1000-m-cooler-heater-recall-bacterial-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/57011-cardioquip-mch-1000-m-cooler-heater-recall-bacterial-contamination-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0566-2024

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“CardioQuip MCH-1000(m) Cooler-Heater Recall: Bacterial Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/57011-cardioquip-mch-1000-m-cooler-heater-recall-bacterial-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0566-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0566-2024%22&limit=1).

CardioQuip, LLC voluntarily recalled its Modular Cooler-Heater, Model MCH-1000(m), due to potential bacterial contamination that could cause patient infection, the FDA said on Oct. 24, 2023.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: CardioQuip
  • Product: Modular Cooler-Heater
  • Model: MCH-1000(m)
  • Power: 115V-60Hz, 16A
  • UDI: 00860000846110
  • Lot #: 11160294 and 11161110
  • Quantity: 2 units
  • Sold in: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington, Ohio, Nebraska

The hazard

The cooler-heater devices may contain bacterial contamination which could result in patient infection.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show CardioQuip, LLC has issued three other recalls since May 12, 2021, including a Oct. 19, 2023 recall for heating chamber melting risks and a June 24, 2021 recall for bacterial contamination. Other recent recalls of similar products include the ICU Medical Hotline Fluid Warming Set Recall (June 24, 2026), the Covidien Mon-a-Therm Temperature Probe Recall (April 23, 2026), and the Medtronic GUNDRY Cannula Recall (April 21, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number MCH-1000(m) on the device. Affected units have UDI: 00860000846110 and lot numbers 11160294 or 11161110.

  • Brand
    CardioQuip
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    US: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington, Ohio, Nebraska OUS: None
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-0565-2024CardioQuip Modular Cooler-Heater, Model: MCH-1000(i), Power: 115V-60Hz, 16A; UDI: 00860000846103 /Lot #:10161316, 10161479, 10160241, 101610404 units
Z-0566-2024CardioQuip Modular Cooler-Heater, Model: MCH-1000(m), Power: 115V-60Hz, 16A; UDI: 00860000846110 /Lot #:11160294 and 111611102 units
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Device Details

    Identify the model number and UDI to confirm if your unit is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 6 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “US: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington, Ohio, Nebraska OUS: None” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 24, 202312. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 15, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 27, 202332023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0566-2024 (October 24, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0566-2024 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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