CONMED GS1012Recalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · GAS WARMER · Class 2
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10845854045220), received between Aug 2, 2017 and Aug 29, 2018 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Thermal Decomposition of Device” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Thermal Decomposition of Device2
Patient problems
- No Information1
- Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 29, 2018Thermal Decomposition of Device; Thermal Decomposition of Device
ON (B)(6) 2018, NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES WAS MADE AWARE OF AN EVENT THAT OCCURED WITH A GS1012 GAS WARMER IN WHICH IT WAS STATED, "THE GS1012 GAS WARMER, ATTACH TO THE GS2000, START SMELLING AND SMOKING AT THE HEATING PART. THE PART LYING ON THE PATIENT BELLY BECOME SO HOT THAT IT BURN THE PATIENT AT 2ND DEGREE ON A DIMENSION OF 2 CM X 2 CM... THE GS1012 WAS REMOVE AND THE HEATING COIL IS MELTED TO THE DISTAL PART." THE WARMER AND INSUFFLATOR UNIT WAS REQUESTED UNDER (B)(4) RESPECTIVELY, AND THE INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED UNDER NTI (B)(4).
Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
MAUDE report 7831440 ↗MalfunctionAug 2, 2017Thermal Decomposition of Device; Thermal Decomposition of Device
NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED WAS NOTIFIED VIA E-MAIL ON JULY 10, 2017 OF AN EVENT IN WHICH IT WAS ALLEGED, "GAS WARMER STARTING SMOKING AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE DRAPE."
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 6760436 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.