GE Healthcare Recalls Ventilators Due to Safety Issue

General Electric Co.’s healthcare unit issued a recall for some ventilators due to concerns over mechanical issues that could potentially lead to surgery patients receiving a deadly overdose of anesthesia.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified the recall as a Class I, which is its most serious and involves a situation where there is a reasonable probability that use or exposure to a product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The GE Healthcare Aestiva/5 7900 Ventilator was recalled in April because the medical device’s two vaporizers could potentially deliver an anesthetic agent at the same time, which could result in a potential fatal overdose, according to an FDA press release. Signs of an overdose with simultaneously inhaled anesthetics include low blood pressure, irregular breathing, and low heart rate.

If you or a loved one has been harmed by an unsafe medical device, contact Sokolove Law for a free legal consultation and to find out if a product liability lawyer may be able to help you. For legal help, call (800) 581-6358.

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