CLASS I Device recall · Reported 5 Mar 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report

Giraffe Warmer;Panda Warmer;Panda iRes Warmer recalled by GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare is recalling Giraffe Warmer;Panda Warmer;Panda iRes Warmer, Giraffe Stand-alone Infant Resuscitation, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 1 Oct 2013 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesQABR50042, QABR50036, QABR50082, QABR50110, QABR50111, QABR50031, QABR50008, QABS50107, QABS50108, QABS50139, QABR50009, QABR50043, QABS50017, QABS50072, QABS50129, QABS50076, QABR50005, QABR50060, QABR50035, QABS50084, QABS50100, QABR50038, QABR50023, QABR50095, QABR50097, QABS50151, QABS50153, QABS50154, QABR50137, QABR50144, QABR50002, QABR50001, QABR50015, QABS50119, QABS50122, QABR50112, QABR50129, QABS50098, QABS50099, QABS50101, QABR50124, QABR50141, QABR50028, QABS50148, QABR50109, QABR50030, QABR50217, QABR50159, QABR50160, QABR50161, QABR50163, QABR50165, QABR50166, QABR50167, QABR50172, QABR50173, QABR50174, QABR50175, QABR50176, QABR50177, QABR50178, QABR50179, QABR50180, QABR50181, QABR50182, QABR50183, QABR50184, QABR50185, QABR50186, QABR50187, QABR50188, QABR50189, QABR50190, QABR50191, QABR50192, QABR50193, QABR50195, QABR50209, QABR50211,QABR50212, QABR50213, QABR50214, QABR50216, QABR50219, QABR50220, QABR50222, QABR50223, QABR50224, QABR50225,QABR50232, QABR50233, QABR50234, QABR50235, QABR50236, QABR50237, QABS50120, QABS50130, QABS50132, QABR50218, QABR50221, QABR50019, QABR50032, QABR50139, QABR50142, QABR50164, QABR50194, QABR50198, QABR50199, QABR50130, QABR50046, QABR50025, QABR50058, QABR50059, QABR50033, QABR50039, QABR50061, QABR50062, QABR50063, QABR50006, QABR50048, QABS50052, QABS50053, QABS50067, QABS50028, QABS50050, QABS50051, QABR50047, QABS50083, QABR50020, QABS50025, QABS50029, QABR50016, QABR50169, QABR50170, QABR50171, QABS50071, QABS50118, QABS50147, QABR50040, QABR50044, QABR50078, QABR50084, QABR50150, QABR50231, QABR50014, QABS50077, QABS50078, QABS50079, QABS50134, QABS50140, QABS50131, QABR50208, QABR50210, QABS50018, QABS50019, QABS50150, QABS50149, QABS50160, QABR50041, QABR50022, QABR50017, QABR50010, QABR50012, QABR50136, QABR50138, QABS50024, QABS50048, QABS50049, QABR50135, QABR50143, QABR50145, QABR50146, QABR50147, QABR50162, QABR50196, QABR50197, QABR50200, QABR50201, QABR50003, QABR50051, QABR50052, QABR50057, QABR50096, QABR50098, QABR50099, QABR50081, QABS50020, QABS50016, QABR50134, QABR50080, QABR50083, QABS50117, QABS50141, QABR50148, QABR50151, QABR50152, QABS50061, QABS50062, QABS50105, QABS50136, QABS50075, QABR50115, QABS50152, QABR50054, QABR50029, QABS50142, QABS50143, QABS50095, QABS50097, QABR50055, QABR50094, QABS50064, QABS50065, QABS50066, QABS50080, QABS50081, QABS50082, QABR50114, QABR50027, QABR50056, QABR50131, QABR50037, QABR50007, QABS50133, QABR50215, QABS50121,QABR50140, QABR50034, QABR50024, QABR50079, QABR50049, QABR50050, QABS50073, QABS50074, QABR50011, QABR50125, QABR50018, QABR50026, QABR50004, QABR50113, QABR50168, QABR50053, QABR50077, QABR50085, QABS50015, QABR50045, QABR50013, QABR50021, QABR50149, QABR50153, QABS50031, QABS50032, QABS50058, QABS50059, QABS50060, QABS50063, QABR50203, QABR50204, QABR50093, QABS50106, QABS50123, QABS50124, QABS50125, QABS50126, QABS50137 QABS50138, QABR50205, QABR50207, QABS50104, QABS50022, QABS50055, QABS50056, QABS50057, QABS50128, QABS50096, QABR50202, QABS50014 QABS50111 QABS50112 QABS50113 QABS50114 QABS50033 QABS50034 QABS50035 QABS50036 QABS50037 QABS50038 QABS50039 QABS50040 QABS50041 QABS50042 QABS50043 QABS50044 QABS50045 QABR50238 QABR50239 QABR50240 QABR50241 QABR50242 QABR50243 QABR50244 QABR50245 QABR50246 QABR50247 QABR50248 QABR50249 QABR50250 QABR50251 QABR50252 QABR50254 QABR50255 QABR50256 QABR50257 QABR50258 QABR50259 QABR50260 QABR50261 QABR50262 QABR50263 QABR50264 QABR50265 QABR50266 QABR50267 QABR50269 QABR50270 QABR50271 QABR50272 QABR50273 QABS50046 QABS50135 QABS50007 QABS50009 QABS50030 QABS50047 QABR50120 QABR50121 QABS50085 QABS50144 QABS50145 QABR50127 QABS50087 QABS50088 QABS50089 QABR50128 QABR50154 QABR50155 QABR50156 QABR50157 QABR50158 QABR50268 QABS50109 QABS50110 QABR50226 QABR50228 QABR50227 QABR50229 QABR50253 QABS50001 QABS50002 QABS50003 QABS50004 QABS50005 QABS50006 QABS50008 QABS50010 QABS50011 QABS50012 QABS50013 QABS50068 QABS50090 QABS50091 QABS50092 QABS50093 QABS50094 QABS50127

Quantity recalled12, 373 units total, 8,807 = US, 3,394 = OUS, 172 = unknown

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-1070-2014
FDA event ID: 67004
Recalling firm: GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 1 Oct 2013
FDA classified: 25 Feb 2014
Reported: 5 Mar 2014
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Other Reasons
Device type: CPAP & Ventilators

Timeline

1 Oct 2013	Recall initiated by company
25 Feb 2014	Classified by FDA	+147 days
5 Mar 2014	Published in enforcement report	+8 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Oxygen and air wall inlet fittings on the back panel of the resuscitation systems were reversed during assembly.

Product as listed by the FDA

GE Healthcare - Giraffe Warmer;Panda Warmer;Panda iRes Warmer, Giraffe Stand-alone Infant Resuscitation System. Product Usage: The T-Piece Resuscitation System [ventilator, emergency powered resuscitator]/Panda Bag and Mask Resuscitation System provides the basic equipment required for pulmonary resuscitation of infants. Pulmonary resuscitation includes practices necessary to establish a clear airway and provide oxygen or air/oxygen mixtures and/or manual ventilation to the infant. These are clinical practices that represent the established standard of care.

Where it was distributed

Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL,GA. HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY; and the countries of Albania, Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungry, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Turkey, United Arab, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

Nationwide Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Oxygen and air wall inlet fittings on the back panel of the resuscitation systems were reversed during assembly.

Which lots are affected?

QABR50042, QABR50036, QABR50082, QABR50110, QABR50111, QABR50031, QABR50008, QABS50107, QABS50108, QABS50139, QABR50009, QABR50043, QABS50017, QABS50072, QABS50129, QABS50076, QABR50005, QABR50060, QABR50035, QABS50084, QABS50100, QABR50038, QABR50023, QABR50095, QABR50097, QABS50151, QABS50153, QABS50154, QABR50137, QABR50144, QABR50002, QABR50001, QABR50015, QABS50119, QABS50122, QABR50112, QABR50129, QABS50098, QABS50099, QABS50101, QABR50124, QABR50141, QABR50028, QABS50148, QABR50109, QABR50030, QABR50217, QABR50159, QABR50160, QABR50161, QABR50163, QABR50165, QABR50166, QABR50167, QABR50172, QABR50173, QABR50174, QABR50175, QABR50176, QABR50177, QABR50178, QABR50179, QABR50180, QABR50181, QABR50182, QABR50183, QABR50184, QABR50185, QABR50186, QABR50187, QABR50188, QABR50189, QABR50190, QABR50191, QABR50192, QABR50193, QABR50195, QABR50209, QABR50211,QABR50212, QABR50213, QABR50214, QABR50216, QABR50219, QABR50220, QABR50222, QABR50223, QABR50224, QABR50225,QABR50232, QABR50233, QABR50234, QABR50235, QABR50236, QABR50237, QABS50120, QABS50130, QABS50132, QABR50218, QABR50221, QABR50019, QABR50032, QABR50139, QABR50142, QABR50164, QABR50194, QABR50198, QABR50199, QABR50130, QABR50046, QABR50025, QABR50058, QABR50059, QABR50033, QABR50039, QABR50061, QABR50062, QABR50063, QABR50006, QABR50048, QABS50052, QABS50053, QABS50067, QABS50028, QABS50050, QABS50051, QABR50047, QABS50083, QABR50020, QABS50025, QABS50029, QABR50016, QABR50169, QABR50170, QABR50171, QABS50071, QABS50118, QABS50147, QABR50040, QABR50044, QABR50078, QABR50084, QABR50150, QABR50231, QABR50014, QABS50077, QABS50078, QABS50079, QABS50134, QABS50140, QABS50131, QABR50208, QABR50210, QABS50018, QABS50019, QABS50150, QABS50149, QABS50160, QABR50041, QABR50022, QABR50017, QABR50010, QABR50012, QABR50136, QABR50138, QABS50024, QABS50048, QABS50049, QABR50135, QABR50143, QABR50145, QABR50146, QABR50147, QABR50162, QABR50196, QABR50197, QABR50200, QABR50201, QABR50003, QABR50051, QABR50052, QABR50057, QABR50096, QABR50098, QABR50099, QABR50081, QABS50020, QABS50016, QABR50134, QABR50080, QABR50083, QABS50117, QABS50141, QABR50148, QABR50151, QABR50152, QABS50061, QABS50062, QABS50105, QABS50136, QABS50075, QABR50115, QABS50152, QABR50054, QABR50029, QABS50142, QABS50143, QABS50095, QABS50097, QABR50055, QABR50094, QABS50064, QABS50065, QABS50066, QABS50080, QABS50081, QABS50082, QABR50114, QABR50027, QABR50056, QABR50131, QABR50037, QABR50007, QABS50133, QABR50215, QABS50121,QABR50140, QABR50034, QABR50024, QABR50079, QABR50049, QABR50050, QABS50073, QABS50074, QABR50011, QABR50125, QABR50018, QABR50026, QABR50004, QABR50113, QABR50168, QABR50053, QABR50077, QABR50085, QABS50015, QABR50045, QABR50013, QABR50021, QABR50149, QABR50153, QABS50031, QABS50032, QABS50058, QABS50059, QABS50060, QABS50063, QABR50203, QABR50204, QABR50093, QABS50106, QABS50123, QABS50124, QABS50125, QABS50126, QABS50137 QABS50138, QABR50205, QABR50207, QABS50104, QABS50022, QABS50055, QABS50056, QABS50057, QABS50128, QABS50096, QABR50202, QABS50014 QABS50111 QABS50112 QABS50113 QABS50114 QABS50033 QABS50034 QABS50035 QABS50036 QABS50037 QABS50038 QABS50039 QABS50040 QABS50041 QABS50042 QABS50043 QABS50044 QABS50045 QABR50238 QABR50239 QABR50240 QABR50241 QABR50242 QABR50243 QABR50244 QABR50245 QABR50246 QABR50247 QABR50248 QABR50249 QABR50250 QABR50251 QABR50252 QABR50254 QABR50255 QABR50256 QABR50257 QABR50258 QABR50259 QABR50260 QABR50261 QABR50262 QABR50263 QABR50264 QABR50265 QABR50266 QABR50267 QABR50269 QABR50270 QABR50271 QABR50272 QABR50273 QABS50046 QABS50135 QABS50007 QABS50009 QABS50030 QABS50047 QABR50120 QABR50121 QABS50085 QABS50144 QABS50145 QABR50127 QABS50087 QABS50088 QABS50089 QABR50128 QABR50154 QABR50155 QABR50156 QABR50157 QABR50158 QABR50268 QABS50109 QABS50110 QABR50226 QABR50228 QABR50227 QABR50229 QABR50253 QABS50001 QABS50002 QABS50003 QABS50004 QABS50005 QABS50006 QABS50008 QABS50010 QABS50011 QABS50012 QABS50013 QABS50068 QABS50090 QABS50091 QABS50092 QABS50093 QABS50094 QABS50127

Where was it sold?

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 I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

Other products in this recall event

1 other product · FDA event 67004

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Giraffe and Panda Bag and Mask Resuscitation System;Giraffe recalled.

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