Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 18718 |
| Brand Name: | Sorin Heater Cooler Systems 1T and 3T devices |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All serial numbers starting with 16SXxxxx are affected |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Obex Medical Ltd Level 3, 109 Carlton Gore Road Newmarket Auckland 1023 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 656 539 |
| Manufacturer: | Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH |
| Issue: | Sorin has become aware that the actual disinfection practices and the water maintenance that some users have been performing are not always conducted according to the Instructions for Use. Without vigilant performance of the disinfection and maintenance procedures per the Instructions for Use, organisms can multiply in a heater cooler device and potentially form biofilm. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/6/2015 |
