115V Blanketrol III Model 233 Hyper/Hypothermia System, Part number: 86107; and 115V CoolBlue Model 25-01 Hyper/Hypothermia System, Part number: 86000. Used to lower or to raise a patient's temperature and/or maintain a desired patient temperature through conductive heat transfer.
- Company
- Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc
- Recall Initiated
- October 18, 2010
- Posted
- March 30, 2011
- Terminated
- March 8, 2013
- Recall Number
- Z-1817-2011
- Quantity
- 763 - 115V Blanketrol III Model 233; & 133 - 115V CoolBlue Model 25-01
- Firm Location
- Cincinnati, OH
Reason for Recall
The firm initiated this recall due to changes that have been made to the Blanketrol III Model 233 device's Operation and Operation/Technical Service Manuals, in order to stay in compliance with labeling regulations.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution -- US, including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, & WI and countries of ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CHILE, CROATIA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GERMANY, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO D.F., NEW ZEALAND, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PERU, REPUBLIC OF SIGNAPORE, SPAIN, TAHITI, THAILAND, THE NETHERLANDS, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY & VENEZUELA.
Lot / Code Info
Model 233, Serial Numbers 061-3-00001 through 101-3-01389 and Model 25-01, Serial Numbers 073-CB-00001 through 094-CB-00138.
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
On 10/18/2010 & 11/5/2010 the firm sent URGENT Medial Device Field Action letters, dated 10/18/2010, to their customers. The letters identified the affected product and stated the reason for recall. Customers were instructed to immediately collect and discard all affected product Operation and Operation/Technical Service manuals currently in their possession. They were to replace all the discarded manuals with the revised versions that were provided with the letter. The enclosed response form should be completed and returned by fax to 513-772-9119, scanned and e-mailed to B3manual@cszinc.com. If the product had been further distributed, then those customers should also be identified and notified of the field action via a copy of the letter. Customers should direct questions to the field action coordinator, David Niehaus at 513-773-8810 ext. 3234.