GE Healthcare, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-0749-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Giraffe and Panda Bag and Mask Resuscitation System 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.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: October 15, 2012

Date Posted: February 20, 2013

Recall Number: Z-0749-2013

Event ID: 63761

Reason for Recall:

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

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 276 units total, 109 of those nationwide.

Code Information:

Model M1139612

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL,GA, IA, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND ,NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA ,TX, VT, WA, WI and WV; and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated