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Getinge washer disinfector

Official notice

28 Aug 2025

Last checked

28 Aug 2025

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Getinge washer disinfector. The issue found can cause the device to overheat during operation if the circulation pressure calibration was not performed or been performed incorrect and the low-pressure alarm is not triggered. The scope of this action is the electrical heated 88-5 washer disinfectors. Justification: the construction on steam heated devices is different and the heating elements cannot be overheated. This field action is initiated to verify that the circulation pressure in standby mode reads 0.0 kPa. If the value deviates from 0.0 kPa, the device must be recalibrated by a qualified technician to ensure safe continued clinical use. Recall start date: August 21, 2025 Published 2025-08-28.

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Recall number

77997

Official notice

2025-08-28

The hazard

The issue found can cause the device to overheat during operation if the circulation pressure calibration was not performed or been performed incorrect and the low-pressure alarm is not triggered. The scope of this action is the electrical heated 88-5 washer disinfectors. Justification: the construction on steam heated devices is different and the heating elements cannot be overheated. This field action is initiated to verify that the circulation pressure in standby mode reads 0.0 kPa. If the value deviates from 0.0 kPa, the device must be recalibrated by a qualified technician to ensure safe continued clinical use. Recall start date: August 21, 2025

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Recall Numbers

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Getinge Washer/Disinfector, Lot or serial number - W50037316, Model or catalogue number - 88-5

Risk / hazard

The issue found can cause the device to overheat during operation if the circulation pressure calibration was not performed or been performed incorrect and the low-pressure alarm is not triggered. The scope of this action is the electrical heated 88-5 washer disinfectors. Justification: the construction on steam heated devices is different and the heating elements cannot be overheated. This field action is initiated to verify that the circulation pressure in standby mode reads 0.0 kPa. If the value deviates from 0.0 kPa, the device must be recalibrated by a qualified technician to ensure safe continued clinical use. Recall start date: August 21, 2025

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Getinge Disinfection, Getinge Washer Disinfector.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

77997

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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