OXYGEN CYLINDER LINKS POSE RISK, FIRM SAYS

The American Association for Homecare has posted a safety alert notice on its website from oxygen cylinder manufacturer Catalina notifying the firm's customers about potential problems with a valve one of its device models.

The affected devices are Catalina aluminum cylinders fitted with Young-Do CGA 870 post valves (single o-ring design) that were purchased and installed between February 1999 and March 2003, Catalina said.

The Catalina safety notice can be viewed at www.aahomecare.org/associations/3208/files/Important%20Safety%20Notice%201-26-07.pdf (http://www.aahomecare.org/associations/3208/files/Important%20Safety%20Notice%201-26-07.pdf).