FDA Device Recall Z-0913-2026
GE Medical Systems China Co., Ltd.
Class I — life-threatening Ongoing
Device
GE Healthcare Carestation anesthesia system, product number and REF numbers: Carestation 610 A1, REF 1012-9620-222; Carestation 620 A1 REF 1012-9620-000; Carestation 620 A1, REF 1012-9620-200; Carestation 620 A1, REF 1012-9620-202; Carestation 620 SE A1, REF 1012-9620-212; Carestation 630 A1, REF 1012-9650-222; Carestation 650 A1, REF 1012-9650-000; Carestation 650 A1, REF 1012-9650-200; Carestation 650 A1, REF 1012-9650-202; Carestation 650 SE A1, REF 1012-9650-212; Carestation 650c A1, REF 1012-9655-202; Anesthesia Gas Machine Products for which affected PMB can be used as a spare part: Carestation 620 A2, REF 1012-9620-002 00840682124546 Carestation 620 SE A2, REF 1012-9620-012 00195278569677 Carestation 650 A2, REF 1012-9650-002 00840682124560 Carestation 650 SE A2, REF 1012-9650-012 00195278569684 Carestation 650c A1, REF 1012-9655-000 00840682103954 Carestation 650c A2, REF 1012-9655-002 00840682124539 Carestation 650c A1, REF 1012-9655-200 00195278439543
Reason for recall
Potential unexpected shutdown of Carestation 600 and 700 Series Anesthesia Systems containing certain power management boards, if the AC mains power is unplugged or in the event of an AC mains power failure. Anesthesia systems only operate on battery power in a rare event that AC mains power is lost and there is no continuous backup emergency power. If AC power is interrupted, the system will not automatically switch over to the battery supply mode and will reboot. If this issue occurs, a temporary disruption of mechanical ventilation, manual ventilation, and volatile agent delivery may occur. Following the reboot, the system will not return to the previous ventilation settings.
Recall record
- Recall number
Z-0913-2026- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notification
- Telephone
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and OUS (foreign) to countries of: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic Of), Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam.
- Recall initiated
- 2025-11-14
- Classified by FDA Center
- 2025-12-18
- FDA published
- 2025-12-24
- Recalling firm
- GE Medical Systems China Co., Ltd.
Operational response
A Class I device recall indicates a strong likelihood of serious adverse health consequence or death from continued use. Identify affected units by serial number, lot, or GTIN against your inventory and against implanted-device patient registry. Pull affected inventory from active use immediately. For implanted devices, follow the recalling firm’s patient-notification protocol; in most cases this requires informing affected patients and their treating physicians directly.
For the official FDA enforcement record, see FDA's Recall Search.