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RECALL: Uwatec 1995 Aladin Air X NitrOx Dive Computers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), UWATEC AG, of Hallwil, Switzerland, is voluntarily recalling about 390 dive computers manufactured in 1995 and sold under the model name Aladin Air X NitrOx . Software in the dive computers may inaccurately calculate desaturation times, resulting in possible decompression sickness under aggressive dive conditions.
UWATEC AG has received five reports of decompression sickness allegedly associated with the use of the 1995 dive computers.
This recall involves Aladin Air X NitrOx dive computers manufactured in 1995. The manufacture date is located on the back of the dive computer, in the lower right hand corner. The date code reads the number of the month followed by a decimal point and the year, for example, "01.95." The dive computers are blue and black with the words "Aladin" and "NitrOx" printed across the front. Aladin Air X NitrOx dive computers with date codes other than "95" are not included in this recall.
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RECALL: Cressi-Sub BC's
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Cressi-sub Buoyancy Compensators
Units: About 1,000
Distributor: Cressi-sub USA, of Westwood, N.J.
Manufacturer: Cressi-sub S.p.A., of Genoa, Italy.
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RECALL: Dacor Darwin Computers
CPSC, Head USA Inc. Announce Recall of SCUBA Diving Computers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: SCUBA Diving Computers
Units: 181
Distributor: Head USA Inc., of Norwalk, Conn.
Hazard: The dive computers were improperly calibrated, resulting in incorrect calculations. Diving with an improperly calibrated dive computer can provide inaccurate "No Decompression (no stop) Time," "Decompression Time," "Desaturation Time" and "No Fly Time." This could result in divers suffering serious injuries, including decompression sickness.
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Swatch Watch - 'Scuba Fun'
It appears that Swatch is 'getting their feet wet' in the diving industry. They have come out with a new watch, depth rated to 40 meters, and will provide you with a depth guage, and dive profile recording of up to 90 minutes.
Once the watch is submerged to a depth of 1 meter, the hour hand becomes the depth meter, and the minute hand is dive time. The watch records your profile for playback after the dive.
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RECALL Halcyon BC
Infozine.com, Sept 3, 2004 - "Hazard: The SCUBA BC bladder can have a slow leak because of imperfections within the machining of the stainless air barrel of their inflators. This can cause unexpected buoyancy problems with divers, possibly resulting in decompression sickness.
Incidents/Injuries: Halcyon has reports of 10 incidents of BCs leaking. No injuries or deaths have been reported."
Link: Halcyon Manufacturing Recall SCUBA BC Inflators
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RECALL: Oceanic & AERIS BC inflators
Infozine.com, Sept. 4, 2004 - "Hazard: The Power Inflator Buttons can stick, which can cause uncontrolled inflation of the BC. This could cause divers to ascend too fast, resulting in decompression sickness as well as the danger of an embolism."
Link: Pelagic Pressure Systems Recall SCUBA BC Inflators
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