Mobile Oxygen Storage Tank Recall Due to Fire Risk
Published: August 29th, 2008 • One Comment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Pacific Consolidated Industries, LLC, informed healthcare professionals, the U.S. military and emergency/disaster personnel of a Mobile Oxygen Storage Tank recall due to a risk that the pressure gauge could rupture and ignite, posing a fire risk.
The Mobile Oxygen Storage Tanks were manufactured by Pacific Consolidated Industries and distributed between January 11, 2005, through March 28, 2007 for use in military aircraft and disaster areas to quickly supply oxygen.
A defect in the oxygen tank’s pressure gauge could allow it to rupture and catch fire as a result of hydraulic fluid in the pressure gauge tubing. The oxygen tank recall has been classified as a “Class I Recall”, since use of the product poses a substantial risk of serious injury or death.
Pacific Consolidated Industries notified the U.S. Defense Supply Center of this oxygen tank recall on July 24, 2008, and information about the recall was posted for healthcare professions on the FDA website yesterday.
All of the Pacific Consolidated Mobile Oxygen Storage Tanks impacted by this recall should be quarantined until appropriate arrangements are made to ship the units back to the manufacturer.
Comment by Dineshkumar.G on 11 September 2008:
Hello Sir,
This is Dinesh from INDIA.
I am thinking about implementing Oxygen Mask for people who drives in most polluted areas, mainly metropolitan cities.
When i came to know this product(which is similar to my thought), i doubt whehter still the product is in ban?
Still no alternative has been taken for preventing from fire risk?
why it cant be be again come to market with safety measures?