Draeger GT500. GlobeTrotter Transport System. Catalog… recallZ-1052-2008 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · initiated Jan 31, 2008
Terminated All recalls posted in March 2008
Is my device affected?
- Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Draeger Medical, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.
Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Heating failure- The power board which controls the incubator heater may not regulate the temperature properly resulting in a high temperature alarm and a loss of temperature control within the patient compartment.
FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component
What the company is doing
The firm notified consignees on 2/1/08, by an Important Safety Notice. The letter instructed users to remove any units from use until a Draeger Service Representative can replace the power board. A Service Representative will be in contact to schedule a service visit. For questions concerning this recall please contact 215-660-2418 or [email protected].
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1052-2008
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jan 31, 2008
- Posted by the FDA
- Mar 18, 2008
- Recalling firm
- Draeger Medical, Inc.
- Quantity
- 2 units
- Product code
- FMZ
- FDA submissions
- K001019
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-- USA including states MO, OH, and PR, and countries of Australia, Canada, Columbia, Israel, UAE, France, China, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, and UK.
Product description
Draeger GT500. GlobeTrotter Transport System. Catalog Number: MU20508, Draeger Medical, Inc., Telford, PA 18969
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Serial Numbers: PK00983 and PK00982
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K001019 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- TI500 Globetrotter Neonatal Transport System MU20508Draeger Medical Systems, Inc. · Incubator, Neonatal Transport1 report
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 46742).
- Z-1053-2008 · TerminatedDraeger Globe Trotter IC, Catalog Number: MU20509, Draeger Medical, Inc., Telford, PA 18969
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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