Tag: oxygen cylinder valves
RRI warns of safety hazard
October 5, 2021HME News Staff
ST. LOUIS – Responsive Respiratory, Inc. (RRI) has sent out an urgent safety alert regarding Tekno Valve and Sherwood branded oxygen cylinder valves. The valves are now manufactured with a rounded edge instead of the radius/chamfered edge that has historically been the industry standard, affecting the proper seating and positive seal when used with the vast majority of oxygen regulators in the U.S. market, the company says. “The lack of a positive, gas-tight seal is a serious safety hazard,...