Events

Recall of ACHIEVA PS VENTILATOR

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM CANADA INC..

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.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    42273
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2001-12-12
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Failure of internal battery. battery may be damaged if not stored in fully charged state.

Device

ACHIEVA PS VENTILATOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: MODEL Y-ACH-PS-G); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: DEV LIC # 4929)
  • Product Description
    ACHIEVA VENTILATOR Y-ACH-PS-E
  • Manufacturer
    LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    POINTE-CLAIRE
  • Source
    HC