Events

Recall of Invacare PerfectO2 Oxygen Concentrator (Provides supplemental oxygen to patients with respiratory disorders)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Invacare Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

Learn more about the data here
  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2015-RN-00075-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-02-06
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2015-RN-00075-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Invacare has become aware of five reported instances in the european union in which the capacitor, an internal electrical component of the concentrator, ruptured which results in a potential fire hazard. invacare has learned that the psi (pressure sensitive interrupter) design for the compressor motor start/run capacitor (an internal electrical component of the concentrator) by one supplier could lead to rupture. the capacitor in the oxygen concentrator has an internal pressure relief component (the psi) which may not operate as intended permitting the capacitor to rupture in certain circumstances. if the psi does not function to relieve the heat and pressure due to a short circuit within the capacitor, then the pressure can cause a rupture in the seam between the housing and the end plate. if the rupture occurs, the oil may be expelled from the capacitor which may result in a fire hazard. there were no injuries reported in any of the five instances.
  • Action
    Invacare is requesting customers to: 1. Examine their stock and quarantine any affected concentrator(s) 2. Inspect each impacted concentrator and if it contains a Dianz capacitor with date codes from 2010.03.XD (March, 2010) to 2012.08.XD (August, 2012) replace the capacitor using the recall replacement kit(s) 1131250 provided to the customer at no charge. 3. Upon completing the correction, quarantine and destroy all impacted capacitors. This action has been closed-out on 26/08/2016.

Device

Invacare PerfectO2 Oxygen Concentrator (Provides supplemental oxygen to patients with respiratory...
  • Model / Serial
    Invacare PerfectO2 Oxygen Concentrator (Provides supplemental oxygen to patients with respiratory disorders)Model Numbers: IRC5PO2VAW, IRC5PO2AWSerial Numbers Range: 10CSZ43XXXX - 12GSZ62XXXXManufactured between March 2010 to August 2012 Dianz capacitor date codes 2010.03. XD to 2012.08.XD ARTG Number: 144033
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Manufacturer
    Invacare Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Invacare Australia Pty Ltd