Safety Alert for Trade name: Respironics ventilator. Technical Name: Fan Pressure and Volume. ANVISA registration number: 10216710199. Risk class: III. Model affected: V60. Serial numbers affected: 100074200; 100074206; 100074207; 100099138; 201003339; 201004389; 100085241; 100085243; 100085327; 100102145; 100102150; 100102152; 100102155; 100119491; 201013645; 201013649; 201013650; 201014018; 201014041; 201014042; 201014047; 100114031; 201008175; 201008180; 201008192; 201008218; 201008225; 201008226; 201008000; 201008121; 100120774; 100120864; 100080826; 100080830; 100080831; 100080834; 100080842; 100094147; 100098003; 100098463; 100098466; 100098469; 100104052; 100104062; 100104064; 100105064; 100105066; 100105227; 100105243; 100138585; 100138589; 100138564; 100138583; 100133633; 100133635; 100133638; 100133641; 100064511; 100118553; 100118676; 100118684; 100118531; 100118539; 100118541; 100118543; 100118560; 100118668; 100118671; 100118673

According to Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), this safety alert involved a device in Brazil that was produced by Philips Medical Systems Ltda; Respironics California, LLC..

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    2332
  • Date
    2017-05-05
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ANVISA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, 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 data from the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Extra notes in the data
    If you have verified the date of manufacture and the V60 fan is subject to this correction: 1 Continue using the V60. The incidence of failure is low. 2. To minimize the risk of injury, use the V60 as recommended in the operator's manual: A. Respond promptly to all alarms displayed by the V60 Ventilator; B. Use an external oxygen monitor and set the alarm thresholds accordingly; C. Ensure that the circuits and masks are correctly identified in the user manual; D. Whenever possible, connect the V60 to a remote calling system. 3. If the V60 turns off, alarms and display any of the error codes: bOA, 1006, 1007, or 1008, then (i) turn off V60, (H) discontinue use of V60, and (Hi) use a fan alternative. Call your local customer service and report the failure. If you wish to notify technical complaints and adverse events use the following channels: Notivisa: Notices of adverse events (AE) and technical complaints (QT) for products subject to Sanitary Surveillance should be made through the NOTIVISA System. To access the System, you must register and select the Health Professional option, if you are a liberal professional or the Institution / Entity option, if you are a professional of an institution / entity. Technovigilance System: Patient or citizen can notify through the Technovigilance System / SISTEC access through the link - Date of identification of the problem by the company: 04/21/2017 - Date of notification notice to Anvisa: 05/05/2017 The company that owns the affected product is responsible for contacting its customers in a timely manner to ensure the effectiveness of the Field Action in progress. It stands out the joint responsibility of the distribution chain and use of health products in maintaining its quality, safety and efficacy, as well as the effectiveness of the Field Action, expressed by RDC 23/2012: "(...) Art 2 ° A holder of registration of health product is the holder of the registration / registration of health product with Anvisa. Single paragraph. The registration holder, as well as other agents involved from the production to the use of the product, or discarding it when applicable, are jointly and severally responsible for maintaining the quality, safety and efficacy of the health products to the final consumer. Art. 12 Distributors of health products shall forward to the registration holder, in a timely manner, the distribution map and other information requested for the notification and execution of field actions. (...) "
  • Reason
    Over time, low-frequency vibrations can cause the pins, from inside the female connectors, on the ribbon cable of the data acquisition board, to become partially offset, causing a high momentary resistance that interferes with the transfer of data. this may cause the ventilator to fail the self-test or cause the cbit to detect a fault and cause the ventilator to switch off with the alarm during use or during in-hospital transport. if the v60 turns off for any inop ventilation condition and is running on battery power, a high priority audible alarm will continue for at least 2 minutes. if the v60 is connected to the ac power (mains supply), the alarm will continue to sound until an operator intervenes. if the v60 is connected to a remote alarm system, the alarm system will be activated until the action is taken by the operator. the device may display a boa, 1006, 1007, or 1008 error code on the screen. displaying one of these error codes indicates that the fan has failed communication that may be caused by the cable.
  • Action
    Field Action Code FCO86600037 released under the responsibility of Philips Medical Systems Ltda. Company will perform field correction.

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    ANVSANVISA