Cryogenic vessels
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Adapters that alter connectors or fittings on cryogenic vessels should not be used, FDA warns in a July 20 public health advisory notice. Gas-specific connectors are designed specifically to ensure the wrong gas is not used to fill an oxygen-delivery system, FDA explains, cautioning that seven deaths and 15 injuries have been linked with wrong-gas delivery to patients receiving medical oxygen in acute care and nursing home settings