Flow sensors that may be installed in the following GEHC anesthesia… — Class II medical device recall Z-2596-2021
Ongoing recall by GE Healthcare, LLC, reported 2021-10-06, distributed nationwide. The flow sensors built prior to June 2021 could have damaged tubes with small punctures or cuts that could cau
| Recall number | Z-2596-2021 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | GE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2021-08-02 |
| Classified | 2021-09-30 |
| Reported by FDA | 2021-10-06 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BH, BM, BO, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GH, GR, GT, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IR, IS, IT, JM, JO, JP, KE, KR, KW, LB, LK, LT, LV, MA, MT, MX, MY, NG, NI, NL, NO, NP, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PT, PY, QA, RO, RS, RU, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, SV, TH, TN, TR, TT, TW, UA, UY, VE, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 310,072 flow |
| Reason classes | packaging |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00080682102339, 00840682102292, 00840682102322 |
Product
Flow sensors that may be installed in the following GEHC anesthesia machines: (1) Aestiva MRI, GTIN 0080682102339; (2) Aestiva 7900; (3) Aestiva 7100; (4) Aespire System Carestation, S/5 Protiva Config., Aespire 100 Compact Wall Mount (Aespire 7100); (5) S/5 Aespire 7900; (6) Aespire View; (7) Avance; (8) Avance CS2, GTIN 00840682102292; (9) Aisys; (10) Aisys CS2, GTIN 00840682102322; (11) Amingo; (12) 9100 NXT Config, Aelite NXT; (13) Protiva 7100;
Reason for recall
The flow sensors built prior to June 2021 could have damaged tubes with small punctures or cuts that could cause leaks resulting in incorrect anesthesia machine tidal volumes potentially leading to over-delivery of volume to the patient.
Machine access
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.