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Device brand name · Anesthesia gas machine

Avance Cs2: medical device reports filed with FDA

2,945 reports name it, 2013–2025. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Datex-Ohmeda. Product code BSZ.

2,945
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 230 a year
3
reports, 12 months to August 2026
16 in the 12 months before
99.2%
classified as malfunction
97.9% across the product code
0.2%
classified as death, as reported
6 reports · not verified by FDA

2,945 medical device reports received by FDA name the brand "Avance Cs2" (anesthesia gas machine); the manufacturer given most often on reports is Datex-Ohmeda; received from September 2013 to September 2025. Brand names are as the reporter or manufacturer wrote them, so one product can appear under several spellings.

3 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, down 81% from 16 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (99.2%), injury (0.5%) and death (0.2%); across all gas-machine, anesthesia reports (product code BSZ) death is recorded in 0.2% and malfunction in 97.9%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are therapeutic or diagnostic output failure (15.4%), failure to run on battery (12.1%) and mechanical problem (9.6%). The patient problems coded most often are no patient involvement, low oxygen saturation and cardiac arrest. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Reports by month, five years

04896Sep 2021: 25Oct 2021: 12Nov 2021: 28Dec 2021: 342022Jan 2022: 21Feb 2022: 28Mar 2022: 34Apr 2022: 34May 2022: 29Jun 2022: 62Jul 2022: 50Aug 2022: 68Sep 2022: 43Oct 2022: 38Nov 2022: 56Dec 2022: 632023Jan 2023: 45Feb 2023: 62Mar 2023: 62Apr 2023: 58May 2023: 43Jun 2023: 55Jul 2023: 44Aug 2023: 96Sep 2023: 56Oct 2023: 23Nov 2023: 25Dec 2023: 202024Jan 2024: 51Feb 2024: 57Mar 2024: 55Apr 2024: 53May 2024: 82Jun 2024: 68Jul 2024: 47Aug 2024: 10Sep 2024: 1Oct 2024: 1Nov 2024: 1Dec 2024: 02025Jan 2025: 2Feb 2025: 2Mar 2025: 4Apr 2025: 0May 2025: 0Jun 2025: 3Jul 2025: 2Aug 2025: 0Sep 2025: 3Oct 2025: 0Nov 2025: 0Dec 2025: 02026Jan 2026: 0Feb 2026: 0Mar 2026: 0Apr 2026: 0May 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0Aug 2026: 0

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

By year received

02955892013: 320132014: 52015: 3220152016: 2022017: 17020172018: 2282019: 16620192020: 2892021: 29320212022: 5262023: 58920232024: 4262025: 162025

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death0.2%6
Injury0.5%15
Malfunction99.2%2,921
Other0%0
Not given0.1%3

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report99.8%2,940
Voluntary report0%1
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0.1%4

Grey bar: all 48,583 reports carrying product code BSZ. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Therapeutic or diagnostic output failure45515.4%14.7%
Failure to run on battery35612.1%8.3%
Mechanical problema mechanical problem2839.6%9.9%
Increase in pressure1735.9%2.3%
No display/image1625.5%3.7%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly1394.7%3.7%
Gas/air leak1324.5%2.7%
Insufficient flow or under infusion1284.3%5.3%
Unexpected shutdown973.3%2%
Unexpected therapeutic results712.4%3%
Breakthe device broke622.1%0.9%
Infusion or flow problema problem with flow or infusion622.1%1.7%
Suction failure561.9%0.6%
Power problem541.8%3.5%
Device displays incorrect message491.7%1.8%
Output problem471.6%2.7%
Decrease in suction461.6%0.5%
Electrical /electronic property probleman electrical or electronic problem451.5%3%
Device alarm system441.5%1.5%
Physical resistance/sticking441.5%0.7%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
No patient involvement68023.1%
Low oxygen saturation90.3%
Cardiac arrestthe heart stopped40.1%
Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term40.1%
Hypoxialow oxygen20.1%
Bradycardiaslow heart rate10%
Brain injury10%
Coma10%
High blood pressure/ hypertension10%
Low blood pressure/ hypotension10%
Pneumothoraxa collapsed lung10%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureAvance Cs2Product code BSZAll MAUDE reports
Reports2,94548,58326,136,888
Share of that pool—6.1%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports229
Classified as injury0.5%1.5%36.2%
Classified as malfunction99.2%97.9%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer99.8%98%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Other brands with product code BSZ

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
Carestation 6506,1601,6860%
Avance5,9771,3530.1%
Aisys5,2751,5310.1%
Carestation 6204,3561,4020%
Aisys Cs23,10540.1%
Aespire 71002,77830.1%
Carestation 7502,5411,0420%
Aespire 79002,049110.2%
Aespire View1,729100.1%
Aespire1,3635640.1%
Aestiva 79002,52120%
Aestiva 710087100%
Aestiva7943290.1%
Flow-I58200%
Carestation 650 A1479100%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Avance Cs2 reports

How many FDA reports name Avance Cs2?

2,945 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 3 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

malfunction (99.2%), injury (0.5%) and death (0.2%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

therapeutic or diagnostic output failure (15.4%), failure to run on battery (12.1%), mechanical problem (9.6%), increase in pressure (5.9%) and no display/image (5.5%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (99.8%) and voluntary reports (0%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Avance Cs2 was at fault?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.