FDA Device recall Z-0141-2025

GE Healthcare Giraffe Incubator Carestation CS1, Infant Incubator

• FDA Device
• Class I
• completed
• Published 2024-11-06

On 2024-11-06 the FDA classified a Class I recall of GE Healthcare Giraffe Incubator Carestation CS1, Infant Incubator by Datex Ohmeda, citing prior to current established manufacturing practices, higher levels of airborne formaldehyde exposure from newly manufactured incubators could be seen during clinical use that wou….

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Product

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) 2082844-002-01113711; 11) 2082844-002-01123085; 12) 2082844-002-01123918; 13) 2082844-002-01128966; 14) 2082844-002-01133042; 15) 2082844-002-01146447; 16) 2082844-002-100205; 17) 2082844-002-100749; 18) 2082844-002-100752; 19) 2082844-002-100995; 20) 2082844-002-101425; 21) 2082844-002-523548; 22) 2082844-002-529928; 23) 2082844-002-594800; 24) 2082844-002-643544; 25) 2082844-002-925841; 26) 2082844-002-965540; 27) 2082844-002-982916; 28) 2082844-002-983420; 29) 2082844-002-993905; 30) 2082844-002-995018; 31) 2082844-002-995799; 32) 2082844-002-998943; Radiant infant warmer

Reason

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 irritation of the eyes is the most sensitive endpoint with respect to exposure to airborne formaldehyde and is the adverse effect clinically experienced at the lowest concentration.

Identifiers

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:57 UTC. Current status: completed.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0141-2025%22

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