Allied Healthcare Products Inc Empty Jumbo D aluminum oxygen cylinders, 72 cylinders per skid labeled as: Product #0022-96D, Desc: CYL 02, JUMBO D, A VLV, 72/SKID, Catalog #31-10-0117. The brand and firm name on the label affixed to the cylinder is Chemetron, Allied Healthcare Products Inc., St. Louis, MO. Recall

Check Your Product

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Reason for Recall

As stated by FDA

Medical valves do not meet quality specifications which may cause the valve to fail and result in uncontrolled release of oxygen when the valve is in the open position.

Recommended Action

Per FDA guidance

The recalling firm first notified their customers via a letter dated 5/15/09 issued regular mail explaining the reason for recall and requesting the cylinders with specific post valves be returned. A second letter dated 6/1/09 was issued via regular mail which provided specific shipping dates that each customer received the suspect product. Neither of these two letters requested subrecall. A third letter dated 6/17/09, which included copies of the first two letters, via certified mail. This letter informed the customer the recall was to be conducted to the user level and requested their customer conduct a subrecall. Requested to remove the cylinder from service and call Allied Healthcare Products for return and a replacement at 1-800-268-1661.

Distribution

As reported by FDA

CA, CT, FL, KY, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, WI