CardioQuip, LLC is recalling six units of its Modular Cooler-Heater (Models MCH-1000(i) and MCH-1000(m)) because the devices may contain bacterial contamination. These devices are used during medical procedures to regulate a patient's temperature, and contamination within the system can lead to serious patient infections. This voluntary recall affects specific lots of these 115V-60Hz units manufactured in the United States.
The water used in these cooler-heater units can become contaminated with bacteria, which may be aerosolized and transmitted to a patient during surgery, potentially causing severe or life-threatening infections.
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