Giraffe OmniBed¿ and Giraffe Incubator p/n 6600-0723-700 (rev A and B) labeled in part: ***GE Healthcare 8880…

Date

April 17, 2013

Risk class

Class I (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death)

Status

Terminated

Filed by

GE Healthcare, LLC

Product

Giraffe OmniBed¿ and Giraffe Incubator p/n 6600-0723-700 (rev A and B) labeled in part: ***GE Healthcare 8880 Gorman Road Laurel, MD 20723 U.S.A. www.gehealthcare.com***. GE Healthcare Giraffe Omnibed is a combination of an infant incubator and an infant warmer.

Reason

Neonatal beds and incubator display boards may randomly overwrite stored information and radiant heater and oxygen set points upon power up or recovery from a power failure.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution -- USA in the states of AR ,CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, NV, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV, and the countries of Arab Emirates, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech., Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy ,Korea, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Oman, Poland, Russia, San Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, and United Kingdom.

Quantity

679 units

Codes and lots

OmniBed Serial Numbers: HDGR52546, HDGR52736, HDGR52802, HDGR52861, HDGR52910, HDGR52958, HDGR53007, HDGR53058, HDGR53110, HDGR53185, HDGR52547, HDGR52737, HDGR52803, HDGR52862, HDGR52911, HDGR52959, HDGR53008, HDGR53059, HDGR53112, HDGR53186, HDGR52558, HDGR52739, HDGR52804, HDGR52863, HDGR52912, HDGR52960, HDGR53009, HDGR53060, HDGR53113, HDGR53187, HDGR52609, HDGR52740, HDGR52805, HDGR52864, HDGR52913, HDGR52961, HDGR53010, HDGR53061, HDGR53114, HDGR53188, HDGR52610, HDGR52741, HDGR52806, HDGR52865, HDGR52914, HDGR52962, HDGR53011, HDGR53062, HDGR53115, HDGR53189, HDGR52613, HDGR52742, HDGR52813, HDGR52866, HDGR52915, HDGR52963, HDGR53012, HDGR53063, HDGR53116, HDGR53190, HDGR52620, HDGR52743, HDGR52814, HDGR52867, HDGR52916, HDGR52964, HDGR53013, HDGR53064, HDGR53117, HDGR53191, HDGR52621, HDGR52744, HDGR52815, HDGR52868, HDGR52917, HDGR52965, HDGR53014, HDGR53065, HDGR53119, HDGR53192, HDGR52622, HDGR52745, HDGR52816, HDGR52869, HDGR52918, HDGR52966, HDGR53015, HDGR53066, HDGR53120, HDGR53193, HDGR52623, HDGR52746, HDGR52817, HDGR52870, HDGR52919, HDGR52967, HDGR53016, HDGR53067, HDGR53125, HDGR53194, HDGR52624, HDGR52747, HDGR52818, HDGR52871, HDGR52920, HDGR52968, HDGR53018, HDGR53068, HDGR53126, HDGR53195, HDGR52626, HDGR52748, HDGR52820, HDGR52872, HDGR52921, HDGR52969, HDGR53019, HDGR53069, HDGR53127, HDGR53196, HDGR52657, HDGR52749, HDGR52821, HDGR52873, HDGR52922, HDGR52970, HDGR53021, HDGR53070, HDGR53128, HDGR53197, HDGR52658, HDGR52750, HDGR52822, HDGR52874, HDGR52923, HDGR52971, HDGR53022, HDGR53071, HDGR53129, HDGR53213, HDGR52664, HDGR52751, HDGR52823, HDGR52875, HDGR52924, HDGR52972, HDGR53023, HDGR53072, HDGR53134, HDGR53214, HDGR52665, HDGR52752, HDGR52824, HDGR52876, HDGR52925, HDGR52973, HDGR53024, HDGR53073, HDGR53135, HDGR53215, HDGR52668, HDGR52753, HDGR52825, HDGR52877, HDGR52926, HDGR52974, HDGR53025, HDGR53074, HDGR53136, HDHR53216, HDGR52669, HDGR52754, HDGR52827, HDGR52878, HDGR52927, HDGR52975, HDGR53026, HDGR53075, HDGR53137, HDGR53217, HDGR52670, HDGR52755, HDGR52828, HDGR52879, HDGR52928, HDGR52976, HDGR53027, HDGR53076, HDGR53138, HDGR53219, HDGR52671, HDGR52756, HDGR52829, HDGR52880, HDGR52929, HDGR52977, HDGR53028, HDGR53077, HDGR53139, HDGR53220, HDGR52672, HDGR52757, HDGR52830, HDGR52881, HDGR52930, HDGR52978, HDGR53029, HDGR53078, HDGR53140, HDGR53221, HDGR52673, HDGR52758, HDGR52831, HDGR52882, HDGR52931, HDGR52979, HDGR53030, HDGR53079, HDGR53141, HDGR53222, HDGR52674, HDGR52759, HDGR52832, HDGR52883, HDGR52932, HDGR52980, HDGR53031, HDGR53080, HDGR53142, HDGR53223, HDGR52675, HDGR52760, HDGR52833, HDGR52884, HDGR52933, HDGR52981, HDGR53032, HDGR53081, HDGR53145, HDGR53224, HDGR52678, HDGR52761, HDGR52835, HDGR52885, HDGR52934, HDGR52982, HDGR53033, HDGR53085, HDGR53146, HDGR53225, HDGR52682, HDGR52762, HDGR52836, HDGR52886, HDGR52935, HDGR52983, HDGR53034, HDGR53086, HDGR53147, HDGR53226, HDGR52683, HDGR52763, HDGR52839, HDGR52887, HDGR52936, HDGR52984, HDGR53035, HDGR53087, HDGR53152, HDGR53231, HDGR52684, HDGR52764, HDGR52840, HDGR52888, HDGR52937, HDGR52985, HDGR53036, HDGR53088, HDGR53153, HDGR53232, HDGR52685, HDGR52765, HDGR52841, HDGR52890, HDGR52938, HDGR52986, HDGR53037, HDGR53089, HDGR53154, HDGR53235, HDGR52686, HDGR52768, HDGR52842, HDGR52891, HDGR52939, HDGR52987, HDGR53038, HDGR53090, HDGR53155, HDGR53241, HDGR52687, HDGR52769, HDGR52843, HDGR52892, HDGR52940, HDGR52988, HDGR53039, HDGR53091, HDGR53156, HDGR53242, HDGR52700, HDGR52770, HDGR52844, HDGR52893, HDGR52941, HDGR52990, HDGR53040, HDGR53092, HDGR53157, HDGR53251, HDGR52709, HDGR52771, HDGR52845, HDGR52894, HDGR52942, HDGR52991, HDGR53041, HDGR53093, HDGR53158, HDGR52714, HDGR52775, HDGR52846, HDGR52895, HDGR52943, HDGR52992, HDGR53042, HDGR53094, HDGR53159, HDGR52718, HDGR52776, HDGR52847, HDGR52896, HDGR52944, HDGR52993, HDGR53043, HDGR53095, HDGR53160, HDGR52720, HDGR52777, HDGR52848, HDGR52897, HDGR52945, HDGR52994, HDGR53044, HDGR53096, HDGR53161, HDGR52721, HDGR52778, HDGR52849, HDGR52898, HDGR52946, HDGR52995, HDGR53045, HDGR53097, HDGR53162, HDGR52723, HDGR52779, HDGR52850, HDGR52899, HDGR52947, HDGR52996, HDGR53047, HDGR53098, HDGR53163, HDGR52726, HDGR52780, HDGR52851, HDGR52900, HDGR52948, HDGR52997, HDGR53048, HDGR53099, HDGR53164, HDGR52727, HDGR52781, HDGR52852, HDGR52901, HDGR52949, HDGR52998, HDHR53049, HDGR53100, HDGR53165, HDGR52728, HDGR52782, HDGR52853, HDGR52902, HDHR52950, HDGR52999, HDGR53050, HDGR53102, HDGR53166, HDGR52729, HDGR52789, HDGR52854, HDGR52903, HDGR52951, HDGR53000, HDGR53051, HDGR53103, HDGR53167, HDGR52730, HDGR52790, HDGR52855, HDGR52904, HDGR52952, HDGR53001, HDGR53052, HDGR53104, HDGR53168, HDGR52731, HDGR52791, HDGR52856, HDGR52905, HDGR52953, HDGR53002, HDGR53053, HDGR53105, HDGR53169, HDGR52732, HDGR52792, HDGR52857, HDGR52906, HDGR52954, HDGR53003, HDGR53054, HDGR53106, HDGR53171, HDGR52733, HDGR52793, HDGR52858, HDGR52907, HDGR52955, HDGR53004, HDGR53055, HDGR53107, HDGR53175, HDGR52734, HDGR52794, HDGR52859, HDGR52908, HDGR52956, HDGR53005, HDGR53056, HDGR53108, HDGR53176, HDGR52735, HDGR52799, HDGR52860, HDGR52909, HDGR52957, HDGR53006, HDGR53057, HDGR53109, and HDGR53181. ***Incubator Serial Numbers: HDHR52549, HDHR52708, HDHR52774, HDHR52881, HDHR53029, HDHR52551, HDHR52709, HDHR52830, HDHR52882, HDHR53030, HDHR52552, HDHR52710, HDHR52831, HDHR52883, HDHR53031, HDHR52553, HDHR52711, HDHR52832, HDHR52884, HDHR53032, HDHR52554, HDHR52720, HDHR52833, HDHR52885, HDHR53039, HDHR52555, HDHR52721, HDHR52834, HDHR52894, HDHR53040, HDHR52556, HDHR52722, HDHR52835, HDHR52900, HDHR53041, HDHR52557, HDHR52723, HDHR52836, HDHR52901, HDHR53042, HDHR52559, HDHR52724, HDHR52837, HDHR52902, HDHR53043, HDHR52561, HDHR52725, HDHR52838, HDHR52903, HDHR53044, HDHR52562, HDHR52726, HDHR52839, HDHR52904, HDHR53045, HDHR52563, HDHR52727, HDHR52840, HDHR52905, HDHR53046, HDHR52564, HDHR52728, HDHR52841, HDHR52906, HDHR53047, HDHR52565, HDHR52729, HDHR52842, HDHR52907, HDHR53048, HDHR52567, HDHR52730, HDHR52843, HDHR52908, HDHR53049, HDHR52568, HDHR52731, HDHR52844, HDHR52909, HDHR53030, HDHR52569, HDHR52732, HDHR52845, HDHR52951, HDHR52910, HDHR52572, HDHR52733, HDHR52847, HDHR52911, HDHR53052, HDHR52573, HDHR52734, HDHR52848, HDHR52912, HDHR53053, HDHR52575, HDHR52735, HDHR52849, HDHR52913, HDHR53054, HDHR52576, HDHR52736, HDHR52850, HDHR52914, HDHR53055, HDHR52577, HDHR52737, HDHR52851, HDHR52915, HDHR53059, HDHR52578, HDHR52738, HDHR52852, HDHR52926, HDHR53062, HDHR52579, HDHR52739, HDHR52853, HDHR52927, HDHR52580, HDHR52740, HDHR52854, HDHR52928, HDHR52581, HDHR52741, HDHR52855, HDHR52929, HDHR52588, HDHR52742, HDHR52857, HDHR52971, HDHR52589, HDHR52743, HDHR52858, HDHR52972, HDHR52650, HDHR52744, HDHR52859, HDHR52974, HDHR52653, HDHR52745, HDHR52860, HDHR52975, HDHR52654, HDHR52746, HDHR52861, HDHR52976, HDHR52689, HDHR52747, HDHR52862, HDHR52977, HDHR52690, HDHR52748, HDHR52863, HDHR52978, HDHR52691, HDHR52749, HDHR52864, HDHR52979, HDHR52692, HDHR52750, HDHR52865, HDHR52981, HDHR52693, HDHR52751, HDHR52866, HDHR52982, HDHR52694, HDHR52752, HDHR52867, HDHR52983, HDHR52695, HDHR52753, HDHR52868, HDHR52985, HDHR52696, HDHR52754, HDHR52869, HDHR52986, HDHR52697, HDHR52759, HDHR52870, HDHR52987, HDHR52698, HDHR52760, HDHR52871, HDHR52988, HDHR52699, HDHR52767, HDHR52872, HDHR52989, HDHR52700, HDHR52768, HDHR52873, HDHR52990, HDHR52701, HDHR52769, HDHR52874, HDHR52991, HDHR52702, HDHR52770, HDHR52875, HDHR52992, HDHR52703, HDHR52771, HDHR52876, HDHR52993, HDHR52704, HDHR52772, HDHR52877, HDHR52994, HDHR52707, HDHR52773, HDHR52880, and HDHR52995.

Recall started

Jan. 8, 2013

Device type

Incubator, Neonatal

Root cause (FDA)

Process control

What the company told customers

GE Healthcare sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter, dated January 8, 2013. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were given the safety issue and instructions for continued use of the Giraffe OmniBed and Incubators, as well as given the affected product details. GE Healthcare will correct all affected Giraffe Incubators and Giraffe OmniBeds at no cost, and will contact customers to arrange for this correction. If customers have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call: United States: 1-800-345-2700. For other countries, please contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative.

Recall number

Z-1051-2013

What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-1051-2013. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.