GE Healthcare recalls Avance CS2 anesthesia systems with August 2020 flow sensors that may cause small punctures in breathing tubes. Affected units were sold from 2020-08 onward. No immediate action needed but check for specific model dates.
Flow sensors could have damaged tubes in the form of small punctures or cuts.
GE Healthcare is recalling Avance CS2 anesthesia systems that were manufactured with flow sensors dated August 2020. These sensors could cause small punctures in breathing tubes, potentially leading to breathing issues during anesthesia procedures.
Flow sensors in the anesthesia system could create small punctures or cuts in breathing tubes. This might cause breathing problems during anesthesia procedures if the tubes become damaged.
Patients receiving anesthesia at medical facilities using the Avance CS2 system with flow sensors manufactured in August 2020. Healthcare providers using this specific model are most at risk.
Check for flow sensors with an etched manufacturing date of August 2020. The device is intended for anesthesia and ventilatory support in neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients.
Look for an etched manufacturing date on the flow sensor. If it shows August 2020, this unit is affected.
No immediate action is needed. The recall only requires checking the flow sensor date for units manufactured in August 2020.
The recall record states that flow sensors could cause small punctures or cuts in breathing tubes, which might lead to breathing issues during anesthesia.
Check for an etched manufacturing date on the flow sensor. If it shows August 2020, this unit is affected.
We’ve drafted a message you can send GE Healthcare to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-0312-2021 — GE Healthcare GE Healthcare Hello, I own a GE Healthcare that is covered by recall Z-0312-2021 from GE Healthcare. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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