Z-1716-2008

Generation 4 electronic liquid gauges used on the Caire Liberator, Stroller, Sprint, and Hi-Flow Portable...

Name: Z-1716-2008 Generation 4 electronic liquid gauges used on the Caire Liberator, Stroller, Sprint, and Hi-Flow Portable...
Creator: Caire, Inc.
Published: 2007-10-23
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Caire, Inc. / initiated 2007-10-23 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Caire, Inc. began a recall of Generation 4 electronic liquid gauges used on the Caire Liberator, Stroller, Sprint, and Hi-Flow Portable oxygen unit on 2007-10-23. The reason FDA records is "Moisture ingress into the electronic liquid level indicator may cause inaccurate liquid oxygen level readings. The oxygen could run out without the patient knowledge". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1716-2008
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2007-10-23
Posted: 2008-08-26
Terminated: 2009-12-17
Recalling firm: Caire, Inc.
Product: Generation 4 electronic liquid gauges used on the Caire Liberator, Stroller, Sprint, and Hi-Flow Portable oxygen unit.
Product code: BYJ Unit, Liquid-Oxygen, Portable
Reason for recall: Moisture ingress into the electronic liquid level indicator may cause inaccurate liquid oxygen level readings. The oxygen could run out without the patient knowledge.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: A Technical Service Bulletin was sent to consignees on/about October 23, 2007 to notify customers of the potential issue. Technical support and information for ordering replacement Generation 4 liquid gauges were offered. For technical concerns or if you have not received the notification from the firm, contact U.S. Technical Service at 1-800-482-2473 or European Technical Service at +44 (0) 797 1260077.
Quantity in commerce: 3470
Distribution: U.S. Nationwide and the following foreign countries: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Central America/Caribbean, Colombia, Costa Rica, Europe, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Irish Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Mexico, South America, Peru and Uruguay.
Product codes and lots: Liberator Base units - CBB300634XXXX - CBB300738XXXX. Includes units produced from week 34-2006 through week 38-2007.

Product code BYJ

K050153Class IISpirit, Model HasCaire, Inc. / cleared 2005-04-15

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)