CLASS II Device recall · Reported 27 Jan 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
GE Healthcare, Aestiva MRI recalled by GE Medical Systems
GE Medical Systems is recalling GE Healthcare, Aestiva MRI, 1006-9310-000, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 15 Dec 2015 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0679-2016
- FDA event ID
- 72943
- Recalling firm
- GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 15 Dec 2015
- FDA classified
- 21 Jan 2016
- Reported
- 27 Jan 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- CPAP & Ventilators
Timeline
| 15 Dec 2015 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Classified by FDA | +37 days |
| 27 Jan 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
The Drive Gas Check Valve of certain Anesthesia products could become stuck in a fixed open position, which could cause pressure to build in the mechanical ventilation cycle. If this issue is left unresolved, it could result in excessive or prolonged pressure in the patient breathing circuit during ventilation potentially resulting in barotrauma.
Product as listed by the FDA
GE Healthcare, Aestiva MRI, 1006-9310-000. This version of the Datex-Ohmeda 7900 ventilator is used in Datex-Ohmeda Aestiva/5 anesthesia systems. It is a microprocessor based, electronically controlled, pneumatically driven ventilator that provides patient ventilation during surgical procedures. The Aestiva/5 MRI anesthesia system provides the functional feature set offered by the conventional Aestiva/5 to the clinician with the added ability to be used in the MR environment.
Where it was distributed
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide including PR except NH, VT, & WY. Internationally to ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, CHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LITHUANIA,MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI lanka, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM.
Questions about this recall
Is GE Healthcare, Aestiva MRI, 1006-9310-000 recalled?
Yes. GE Medical Systems recalled GE Healthcare, Aestiva MRI, 1006-9310-000 on 15 Dec 2015. The recall is Class II and its status is Terminated. Recall number Z-0679-2016.
Why was it recalled?
The Drive Gas Check Valve of certain Anesthesia products could become stuck in a fixed open position, which could cause pressure to build in the mechanical ventilation cycle. If this issue is left unresolved, it could result in excessive or prolonged pressure in the patient breathing circuit during ventilation potentially resulting in barotrauma.
Which lots are affected?
AMTU01048 AMTU01023 AMTU00163 AMTU01050 AMTU00172 AMTU00175 AMTU00176 AMTU01034 AMTU01047 AMTU01055 AMTU01001 AMTU01002 AMTU01021 AMTU01044 AMTU01042 AMTU01015 AMTU00178 AMTU00179 AMTU00162 AMTU01000 AMTU01012 AMTU01041 AMTU00167 AMTU01019 AMTU00177 AMTU01049 AMTU00171 AMTU00164 AMTU01066 AMTU01006 AMTU00168 AMTU01061 AMTU01060 AMTU01056 AMTU01057 AMTU01073 AMTU00154 AMTU00166 AMTU00174 AMTU01005 AMTU01035 AMTU00150 AMTU01024 AMTU01025 AMTU01026 AMTU01027 AMTU01037 AMTU00152 AMTU01040 AMTU01022 AMTU00157 AMTU00158 AMTU00159 AMTU00160 AMTU00170 AMTU01018 AMTU01009 AMTU01032 AMTU01046 AMTU01045 AMTU01020 AMTU01008 AMTU00165 AMTU01013 AMTU01014 AMTU01033 AMTU01016 AMTU01036 AMTU01038 AMTU00151 AMTU00169 AMTU01003 AMTU00161 AMTU01010 AMTU01064 AMTU01011 AMTU01004 AMTU01017 AMTU01031 AMTU01053 AMTU01058 AMTU01059 AMTU01039 AMTU01007
Where was it sold?
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide including PR except NH, VT, & WY. Internationally to ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, CHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LITHUANIA,MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI lanka, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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