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title: "CAIRE Liberator 45, MODEL 13262253, Liquid Oxygen System Unit — FDA record Z-0337-2023 | Is It on Recall"
description: "An audit discovered some inconsistencies in weld penetration on the longitudinal weld seam on the inner bottle of the device on some of the units."
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fda-device-z-0337-2023-caire-liberator-45-model-13262253-liquid-oxygen-system-unit/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# CAIRE Liberator 45, MODEL 13262253, Liquid Oxygen System Unit — FDA record Z-0337-2023

Reported terminated

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Oct 10, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: CAIRE Liberator 45, MODEL 13262253, Liquid Oxygen System Unit
- **Reason**: An audit discovered some inconsistencies in weld penetration on the longitudinal weld seam on the inner bottle of the device on some of the units.
- **Classification**: Class I
- **Recalling firm**: Caire, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 70 devices
- **Agency-reported status**: Terminated
- **Source record identifier**: Z-0337-2023

[Open the official record](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-0337-2023%22)

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | UDI/DI M766132622530, Serial Numbers: CBB3022311044, CBB3022311042, CBB3022311043, CBB3022311040, CBB3022311242, CBB3022311098, CBB3022311093, CBB3022311094, CBB3022311077, CBB3022311053, CBB3022311049, CBB3022311065, CBB3022311051, CBB3022311075, CBB3022311078, CBB3022311097, CBB3022311096, CBB3022311079, CBB3022311045, CBB3022311046, CBB3022311236, CBB3022311230, CBB3022311217, CBB3022311231, CBB3022311164, CBB3022311225, CBB3022311226, CBB3022311133, CBB3022311192, CBB3022311163, CBB3022311216, CBB3022311228, CBB3022311227, CBB3022311162, CBB3022311198, CBB3022311211, CBB3022311202, CBB3022311155, CBB3022311135, CBB3022311171, CBB3022311121, CBB3022311106, CBB3022311109, CBB3022311108, CBB3022311084, CBB3022311083, CBB3022311092, CBB3022311081, CBB3022311082, CBB3022311141, CBB3022311131, CBB3022311136, CBB3022311183, CBB3022311178, CBB3022311130, CBB3022311179, CBB3022311139, CBB3022311177, CBB3022311105, CBB3022311146, CBB3022311172, CBB3022311140, CBB3022311125, CBB3022311169, CBB3022311068, CBB3022311176, CBB3022311170, CBB3022311180, CBB3022311057, CBB3022311129 |

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## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Dec 14, 2022
- **Recall initiation date**: Oct 10, 2022
- **Center classification date**: Dec 2, 2022
- **Termination date**: Aug 19, 2024

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## What to do next

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[Read the current instructions](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-0337-2023%22)

## Related records

[Medical devices records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/medical-devices/) [Caire, Inc. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/caire-inc/)
