FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ohmeda Medical: Rotating IV Pole Rotating IV Pole falls under the category classified as capital equipment, an optional accessory that may be purchased to facilitate attachment and consolidation of patient equipment to one central patient care area. Devices commonly attached to IV poles include IV pumps, feeding pumps, and infusion fluid bags. Products used on: Giraffe OmniBed, Giraffe Warmers, Panda Warmers and Giraffe Incubators and Giraffe Shuttle. The IV pole also can be mounted to the Care Plus Incubator and Panda IWS.
- Recall number
- Z-1181-2018
- Recalling firm
- Ohmeda Medical
- Product
- Rotating IV Pole Rotating IV Pole falls under the category classified as capital equipment, an optional accessory that may be purchased to facilitate attachment and consolidation of patient equipment to one central patient care area. Devices commonly attached to IV poles include IV pumps, feeding pumps, and infusion fluid bags. Products used on: Giraffe OmniBed, Giraffe Warmers, Panda Warmers and Giraffe Incubators and Giraffe Shuttle. The IV pole also can be mounted to the Care Plus Incubator and Panda IWS.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-12-01
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-09-17
- Reason
- There is the potential for the Rotating IV Pole to fall. A fall could result in an injury to a bystander holding the patient or to the operator.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- On December 1, 2017 an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letter was issued to customers notifying of the recall. The letter requested customers to discontinue use of the affected Rotating IV poles and remove from Service. Place affected Rotating IV poles in a quarantine marked area. A GE Service Representative will contact you to arrange for the removal & replacement of a new IV pole. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative. For further questions, please call (410) 888-5376.
- Quantity
- 1,179 (1,004 US; 175 OUS)
- Distribution
- USA (nationwide)
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Number(s): 6600-0851-800 Affected lot codes are within LAU13921134 - LAU14720444
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FOX
- Firm FEI
- 1121732
- Firm city
- Laurel
- Firm state
- MD
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28