Recall Record

Wayne, NJ, United States

Getinge Usa Sales Inc recalls

26 recalls recorded since 2018, most recently on 15 January 2025. 17 are listed as ongoing. Status and classification are as published by the FDA.

Recalls26
Ongoing (FDA)17
Terminated or completed9
Class I (FDA)6

Ongoing Class I Medical devices

Recall started
15 January 2025
Reason
Sevoflurane used with the vaporizer may degrade to hydrogen fluoride, which could present a risk to patients or health care providers through inhalation and/or skin exposure. Potential harms include irritation of respiratory tract, which in worst case may lead to lung edema and/or severe hypocalcemia, blistering, superficial ulceration, and/or hypomagnesemia.
Distribution
Domestic distribution to Kentucky and Connecticut.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1074-2025

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
3 October 2024
Reason
Error code "50037" occurs on the IR-Hand Control when a MEERA-table is controlled, and the table stops the movement. This error may occur sporadically when the MEERA-table is controlled via an IR-Hand Control and may result in procedural delay
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Republic Of Kuwait, "Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-0462-2025, Z-0460-2025, Z-0458-2025, Z-0463-2025, Z-0456-2025, Z-0461-2025, Z-0457-2025, Z-0459-2025

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
29 May 2024
Reason
The recall is prompted by a defective charger unit (0970.2873) for models 1133.22B4, 1133.22B5, and 1133.22F5 of the ALPHAMAXX mobile operating table. This issue poses a risk of inadequate charging and operational failure.
Distribution
Domestic: KY, NC, NY, VA. International: Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kin
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-2271-2024, Z-2273-2024, Z-2272-2024

Ongoing Class I Medical devices

Recall started
1 May 2024
Reason
Sevoflurane used with the vaporizer may degrade to hydrogen fluoride, which could present a risk to patients or health care providers through inhalation and/or skin exposure. Potential harms include irritation of respiratory tract, which in worst case may lead to lung edema and/or severe hypocalcemia, blistering, superficial ulceration, and/or hypomagnesemia.
Distribution
Domestic: CA, CO, IN, MO, OR, VA, WA. International: Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jo
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1877-2024

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
11 December 2023
Reason
Potential cybersecurity vulnerability that could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, tampering, or remote code execution via remote login to the Flow Anesthesia System, any of which could lead to a hazardous situation.
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IN, MA, MI, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA & WV.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-0990-2024, Z-0987-2024, Z-0991-2024, Z-0988-2024, Z-0989-2024

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
8 November 2023
Reason
A potential for a light system to fall in the operating room.
Distribution
US Nationwide. Global Distribution.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-0763-2024, Z-0770-2024, Z-0760-2024, Z-0759-2024, Z-0757-2024, Z-0761-2024, Z-0758-2024, Z-0765-2024, Z-0769-2024, Z-0764-2024, Z-0768-2024, Z-0771-2024 and 3 more

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
6 September 2023
Reason
Under certain conditions, an issue might prevent the device from performing as intended. A specific sequence of commands on the control unit activates the traction drive and triggers an unintended driving (autodrive) of max. 7 sec. may result in the following reasonably foreseeable injury or damage to the health of patients and/or users
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-0036-2024

Ongoing Class I Medical devices

Recall started
22 December 2022
Reason
Due to a software bug, under certain conditions, pressure cannot be built up resulting in no ventilation. If gas delivery is stopped, a sustained decrease in delivered O2 concentration may lead to hypoventilation and hypoxia.
Distribution
US nationwide and Worldwide Distribution: Domestic distribution to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IN, MA, MI, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WV. Foreign distribution worldwide.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-0961-2023, Z-0960-2023, Z-0959-2023

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
7 November 2022
Reason
The power backup battery, under certain conditions, may exhibit reduced battery run-time while in use, and there is a potential that the battery may fail to provide the expected run time in the event of a mains power failure. This could require the clinician to use manual emergency ventilation of another ventilator is not available and the backup battery is exhausted.
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of CO, FL, IN, MA, MO, and VA.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-0422-2023

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
14 October 2022
Reason
The back rest may unintentionally drop suddenly, resulting in adverse health consequences if a patient were to fall on the floor head first and at a steep angle.
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of MA, NJ, SC, and TN. The countries of Australia (AU), Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Brazil (BR), Bulgaria (BG), Canada (CA), China (CN), Croatia (HR), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Germany (DE), Greece
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-0239-2023

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
21 July 2022
Reason
Device does not meet regulatory requirements of stability while stationary, which requires mechanical equipment, other than fixed mechanical equipment, that is intended to be used on the floor or on a table shall be permanently marked with a clearly legible warning of this risk
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia (AU), Brazil (BR), China (CN), Egypt (EG), EEA, Hong Kong (HK), Israel (IL), Japan (JP), Mexico (MX), Pakistan (PK), Saudi Arabia (SA), South Africa (ZA), South Korea (KR), Switzerland (CH), Taiwan (TW), Turkey (TR), and United Ar
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1568-2022

Ongoing Class I Medical devices

Recall started
20 July 2022
Reason
Ventilators may generate a combination of alarms which may result in loss of communication, technical alarms being triggered, and loss of ventilation. If the device stops ventilating due to this issue, it may lead to hypoventilation and consequently desaturation, with patient outcomes including hypoxemia and hypoxic injury, which might result in circulatory failure.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Poland, Spain, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Finland, Portugal, Netherlands, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Malaysia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Iceland, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, De
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1560-2022

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
6 May 2022
Reason
Paint particles may detach and fall in the operating field. In the worst case scenario, infection, organ irritation, hypersensitivity reaction, and tissue granuloma may result if paint particles fall during surgical operation into the patient body or in the operating field.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, NE, NY, OH, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1308-2022

Terminated Class I Medical devices

Recall started
2 May 2022
Terminated
6 August 2024
Reason
Potential for crack to form on the on/off switch of the suction unit, which may result in an unreasonable risk of harm to the patient. In the worst case, the switch can break, preventing the suction unit from being activated.
Distribution
US Distribution in states of Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Indiana, Missouri, and Virginia
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-1278-2022, Z-1279-2022

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
13 April 2022
Reason
Verification of installation not documented or may be incomplete, could result in harm to the user such as skin burns, smoke inhalation, electric shock, or a crush or pinch injury or slip and fall injury. May lead to a patient procedural delay and/or infection
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of MD, MN, ND, NE, NY, PA, VA.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-1249-2022, Z-1248-2022

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
1 April 2022
Reason
Inadequate documentation verifying whether device installation has been executed in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements. This can lead to installation failure modes and hazardous situations.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution: (US) AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, WV. (OUS) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Kuwait,
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1078-2022

Ongoing Class I Medical devices

Recall started
9 December 2021
Reason
A potential chemical degradation of Sevoflurane by Lewis acids (metal oxides and metal halides) has been discovered that may result in inhalation and/or skin exposure of hydrogen fluoride.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of VA and MO. The countries of Austria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Estonia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Port
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-0468-2022

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
13 November 2019
Reason
Sterile barrier system may be compromised
Distribution
Nationwide Canada
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-0677-2020

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
22 August 2019
Terminated
27 April 2020
Reason
Based on an internal incident report, Getinge/Intervascular SAS has identified that the one (1) HEMASHIELD GOLD Knitted Microvel Double Velour Vascular Bifurcated Graft product with the diameter size of 16 x 9 mm is likely incorrectly packed inside of the carton which was labeled to contain a HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft product with the diameter size of 16 x 8 mm ((REF: M00202166168P0, Lot: 18K31, SN: 1190443415, size 16 x 8 mm).
Distribution
US state of NJ
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-2559-2019

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
22 July 2019
Terminated
26 May 2020
Reason
Reversed expiration and manufacturing date on the label
Distribution
US nationwide distribution.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-2433-2019

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
5 June 2019
Terminated
24 April 2020
Reason
The monitor displays an error message . The error message states "internal error restart or service".
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of MD, OK, NY,FL, SC
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-2077-2019

Terminated Class III Medical devices

Recall started
20 March 2019
Terminated
8 April 2020
Reason
Edi Catheter labeled with wrong expiry date on single pack EDI catheter boxes
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US nationwide in the states of FL, NC and countries of AT, FR, HC, PO.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1221-2019

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
8 January 2019
Terminated
3 June 2020
Reason
The affected flat screen monitor holders might not be compliant with grounding requirements. As a consequence, there is a risk of mild to severe/fatal electric shock under certain conditions while using the flat screen monitor holder with voltage of 100-220V.
Distribution
The products were distributed to the following US states: AZ and TX.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall numbers
Z-0987-2019, Z-0988-2019, Z-0989-2019, Z-0990-2019

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
7 February 2018
Terminated
2 September 2021
Reason
The manufacturer received complaints indicating that the device's central handle holder detaches easily from the handle holder ring on the light head during clinical use. In the event of such detachment, particles from the handle holder ring could fall into the sterile field during a procedure.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IA, KS, KY, ME, MO, NE, NY, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WA; and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Est
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1349-2018

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
3 January 2018
Terminated
3 July 2018
Reason
A probable mislabeling of the product: a different-sized product is referenced on the product packaging label (i.e. 2.5 cm (width) x 7.6 cm (length)) while the actual product inside the box is 2.5 cm (width) x 15 cm (length).
Distribution
FL
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1172-2018

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
16 November 2017
Terminated
21 July 2021
Reason
Getinge has received complaints concerning the X TEN Surgical Lights whose spring arms have broken, causing light heads to separate from the assembly. The issue relates to cracking of the spring arms at the weld seams that has the potential to develop into breaks with heavy use and aging of the equipment.
Distribution
U.S. and Gov. accts.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1927-2018

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