FDA recall Z-1226-2022

GE Healthcare, LLC · Class I · device

Product

Back up batteries in Ventilators labeled as the following: a. CARESCAPE R860 Ventilators (K142679) b. ENGSTROM (K111116) c. ENGSTROM Carestation (K111116) d. ENGSTROM PRO (K111116)

Reason for recall

Insufficient battery backup power resulting in premature shutdown of the ventilator when not connected to AC mains power supply.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and OUS (internationally) to Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Cote D'Ivoire, Mexico, Uruguay, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Thailand, Tanzania, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Panama, Omar, Norway, Nigeria, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Netherlands, Malaysia, Latvia, Kuwait, Korea, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Japan, Italy, Ireland, Indonesia, India, Hungary, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Egypt, Ecuador, Denmark, Czech Republic.

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2022-04-18
Report date
2022-06-15
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Waukesha, WI, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1226-2022