Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published January 29, 2021

Getinge Flow i Anesthesia Machines: FiCO2 Errors May Cause Safety Risks

Getinge recalls Flow i anesthesia machines with FiCO2 value errors or system check failures. Affected models include Flow i C20, C30, C40 and Flow c systems with specific serial numbers. Users should contact Getinge for remedy.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1181-2021Medical device Getinge ›

Use caution until it’s fixed

Maquet Critical Care AB received complaints where the FiCO2 value was not zero or as close to zero as expected and/or experienced System Check Out failures when docking the absorber to the Flow i Anesthesia machine.

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Recalling firmGetinge Group Logistics America, LLC45 Barbour Pond Dr · Wayne, NJ 07470-2094

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Getinge is recalling certain anesthesia machines that may show incorrect FiCO2 readings or fail system checks when connecting the absorber. This could lead to unsafe breathing conditions for patients during anesthesia procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/63329-getinge-flow-i-anesthesia-machines-fico2-errors-may-cause-safety.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/63329-getinge-flow-i-anesthesia-machines-fico2-errors-may-cause-safety · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1181-2021

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“Getinge Flow i Anesthesia Machines: FiCO2 Errors May Cause Safety Risks.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63329-getinge-flow-i-anesthesia-machines-fico2-errors-may-cause-safety. Based on FDA recall #Z-1181-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1181-2021%22&limit=1).

Getinge Group Logistics America, LLC recalled Flow i and Flow c anesthesia gas machines due to potential system check failures and incorrect carbon dioxide readings, the FDA said on Jan. 29, 2021.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Getinge
Product: Flow i C20 Anesthesia System (UDI: 6677200 07325710001349)
Product: Flow i C30 Anesthesia System (UDI: 6677300 07325710001349)
Product: Flow i C40 Anesthesia System (UDI: 6677400 07325710001318)
Product: Flow c Anesthesia System (UDI: 6887700 07325710009765)
Units affected: 144

The hazard

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Getinge Group Logistics America, LLC has issued three other recalls since Sept. 17, 2020, including a Feb. 11, 2021 recall for hydraulic leakage in operating tables and a Dec. 21, 2020 recall for water leakage risks in washer disinfectors. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Aug. 7, 2026 Getinge Thoracic Catheter Recall and the June 30, 2026 Getinge SERVO-U/N Ventilator Sensor Module Recall.

How to tell if you have this one

Check if your machine has a serial number from the list provided: 1172, 1546, 2095, 2719, 2724, 5427, 5429, 6132, 6819, 1202, 1643, 1657, 2186, 2729, 2733, 5540, 5542, 6133, 6820, 1204, 1786, 2553, 2555, 2735, 2747, 5589, 6525, 6821, 1224, 1226, 1787, 2557, 2562, 2851, 2856, 5590, 6562, 6822, 1277, 1860, 2613, 2858, 2869, 5812, 5814, 6736, 6823, 1280, 1282, 1861, 2714, 4548, 4550, 5895, 6737, 6824, 1545, 2021, 2024, 2716, 5198, 5203, 6077, 6818, 6940, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1167, 1169, 1201, 2034, 5204, 5211, 7185, 4003.

Brand
Getinge
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Machine Serial Number
Verify your machine's serial number against the list provided in the recall notice.
Contact Getinge
Reach out to Getinge Group Logistics America, LLC for instructions on remedy.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide; the notice names 19 states.

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WV.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.7 years after the firm started it.

Jan 29, 2021Firm started the recall
Mar 5, 2021FDA classified it Class II
Mar 17, 2021Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Sep 28, 2023FDA terminated the recall

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

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Where this comes from

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-1181-2021 (January 29, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1181-2021 to see it in context.
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