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Z-0319-2009

AS3000 Anesthesia Delivery System. Datascope Patient Monitoring; A Mindray Global Company. The AS3000 is a...

Datascope Corp. / initiated 2008-10-07 / Terminated / root cause: design

Mindray DS USA, Inc., dba Datascope Patient Monitoring began a recall of AS3000 Anesthesia Delivery System. Datascope Patient Monitoring; A Mindray Global Company. The AS3000 is a device used to administer to a patient, continuously... on . The reason FDA records is "Two issues have been identified with the AS3000 unit. 1. The threadlocker of the caster (wheels) may not have been utilized, which may allow the caster to loosen and possibly separate from the unit. 2. The use of select...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0319-2009
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Datascope Corp.
Product
AS3000 Anesthesia Delivery System. Datascope Patient Monitoring; A Mindray Global Company. The AS3000 is a device used to administer to a patient, continuously or intermittently, a general inhalation anesthetic and to maintain a patient's ventilation.
Product code
BSZ Gas-Machine, Anesthesia
Reason for recall
Two issues have been identified with the AS3000 unit. 1. The threadlocker of the caster (wheels) may not have been utilized, which may allow the caster to loosen and possibly separate from the unit. 2. The use of select brands of pre-pack absorber in the absorber canister of the AS3000 has been associated, in some cases, with gas leakage around the pre-pack, rather than through the absorber mate
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Component design/selection
Action
Notification (Urgent Product Field Correction) letters were sent to the one consignee on October 7, 2008 by Federal Express overnight delivery.
Quantity in commerce
2 units
Distribution
Only 2 units are in distribution, both in the same facility in Redondo Beach, CA.
Product codes and lots
Serial Number: AN0804-001 and AN0804-006. Each AS3000 Anethesia Delivery System is labeled with a unique serial number.