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Z-1866-2019Class II

Fisher Scientific Isotemp -General Purpose Water Bath: lsotemp 10L GP Bath Model Number: FSGPD10

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC / initiated 2019-04-02 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC began a recall of Fisher Scientific Isotemp -General Purpose Water Bath: lsotemp 10L GP Bath Model Number: FSGPD10 on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Product may have been assembled incorrectly,the assembly error can cause the bath to malfunction and raise the temperature of the fluid in the reservoir above the temperature set point selected by the user". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1866-2019
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC
Product
Fisher Scientific Isotemp -General Purpose Water Bath: lsotemp 10L GP Bath Model Number: FSGPD10
Product code
JTQ Bath, Incubators/Water, All
Reason for recall
Product may have been assembled incorrectly,the assembly error can cause the bath to malfunction and raise the temperature of the fluid in the reservoir above the temperature set point selected by the user.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
Thermo Fisher issued on 4/02/19 via Email notification with attachments to distributors (domestic and foreign) the Urgent Medical Recall Notification Letter with customer response sheet. Recall is to the user level.On May 23, 2019 email followed by a formal written, "Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Letter" with customer response sheet were sent via US mail to domestic customers. Letters address health risk and action to take: customer service team is prepared to send you a replacement immediately and the necessary materials and instructions for the return of the bath you received initially to the factory. Please call representatives with your original purchase order, company name, and contact information at 866-984-3766 or email the included Recall Customer Response Form.
Quantity in commerce
5 units
Distribution
CA, GA, KY, PA Foreign: Canada, China, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Australia
Product codes and lots
Serial Numbers: 300247769 300247772 300247773 300247774 30024777S

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1866-2019
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-1865-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1866-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1867-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1868-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1869-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1870-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1871-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1872-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1873-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated