Events

Recall of CPAP BOUSSIGNAC

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by VYGON US DBA VYGON CORPORATION DBA CHURCHILL MEDICAL SYSTEMS.

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
    66071
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-01-23
  • 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
    Boussignac cpap units from lots 171111ej and 240112ek are being withdrawn from the market because of reports of the connection holding the oxygen tubing were broken as received (out-of-box failure).

Device

CPAP BOUSSIGNAC

Manufacturer

VYGON US DBA VYGON CORPORATION DBA CHURCHILL MEDICAL SYSTEMS