Fabius Tiro Anesthesia Machine, OR/Anesthesia, Draeger Medical, Inc., 3135 Quarry Road, Telford, PA 18969 Compact anesthesia system that offers the full spectrum of anesthesia ventilation to military anesthesiologists/ CRNAs in the field of operations. Can be used in a variety of mobile and stationary military applications where general anesthesia is required.
- Company
- Draeger Medical Systems, Inc.
- Recall Initiated
- August 26, 2010
- Posted
- September 23, 2010
- Terminated
- August 23, 2011
- Recall Number
- Z-2479-2010
- Quantity
- up to 1973 products (GS & Tiro)
- Firm Location
- Telford, PA
Reason for Recall
potential failures to Electri-Cord Manufacturing AC power cord
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: USA and countries of Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Japan, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Venezuela
Lot / Code Info
catalog #8606000
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
Draeger Medical, Inc., sent an Urgent - Medical Device Recall letter dated August 2010 to all customers. The letter described the product, the problem, and actions to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to: 1) Immediately take the cord out of service if the plug has bent or cracked prongs, burned plastic, or shows signs of excessive wear. 2) Monitor the affected cords regularly and be mindful of excessive wear and tear, misuse, or abuse until the affected cord is replaced. 3) Customers were also asked to complete and return the enclosed Customer Power Cord Form via mail: Draeger Medical, Inc., 3135 Quarry Road, Telford, PA 18969; fax: 1-215-721-5808; or e-mail: kathy.benedetto@draeger.com. 4) Disable the cords by cutting off the plug and dispose of the cord in accordance with their facility's disposal procedure when affected power cords are removed. NOTE: The firm will send replacement power cords free of charge. Draeger will only replace power cords originally provided by Draeger (identified with the white flag/part number 4117266. If you have any questions regarding this letter please call 1-800-543-5047 (press 1 at the first prompt, 2 at the second prompt and then 32349#).