Device recall: GE Healthcare Giraffe Omnibed Carestation CS1, combination infant incubator and infant warmer. Model Numbers: 1)…
Class I FDA enforcement event 95456. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Completed.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Prior to current established manufacturing practices, higher levels of airborne formaldehyde exposure from newly manufactured incubators could be seen during clinical use that would rapidly decrease over a week. Affected customers were notified in June 2023 to run incubators for a week to potentially off gas any residual airborne formaldehyde. The general scientific consensus is that sensory…
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
DATEX--OHMEDA, INC. started this device recall on 6 Jun 2023. The firm address in the FDA record is in Wauwatosa, WI. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 95456 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 6 Nov 2024. The record gives the status Completed.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
worldwide
Recalling firm
DATEX--OHMEDA, INC., Wauwatosa, WI.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0140-2025 | GE Healthcare Giraffe Omnibed Carestation CS1, combination infant incubator and infant warmer. Model Numbers: 1) 2082844-001-01040418; 2) 2082844-001-01046784; 3) 2082844-001-01052324; 4) 2082844-001-01052572; 5) 2082844-001-01055337; 6) 2082844-001-01065693; 7) 2082844-001-01069008; 8) 2082844-001-01073750; 9)… | 769 units | Class I | Completed | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Z-0141-2025 | GE Healthcare Giraffe Incubator Carestation CS1, Infant Incubator. Model Numbers: 1) 2082844-002-01040417; 2) 2082844-002-01044956; 3) 2082844-002-01058424; 4) 2082844-002-01069017; 5) 2082844-002-01089666; 6) 2082844-002-01090474; 7) 2082844-002-01091269; 8) 2082844-002-01093489; 9) 2082844-002-01113262; 10)… | 224 units | Class I | Completed | 6 Nov 2024 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2023
- 917
- Share of these events in Class I
- 10%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 3
- Events of the firm on the register
- 9
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0140-2025The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 95456. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/95456/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
worldwide
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 95456?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
769 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2023 have the same class?
- 10% of the 917 device events that started in 2023 are in Class I.