Events

Recall of LIFECARE PLV-100

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by PRAXAIR 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
    146639
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-07-14
  • 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
    Plv-100 may not trigger a signal to activate the third-party remote alarms or nurse call sustems upon device failure. however the primary audible alarm on the ventilator itself will still sound.

Device

LIFECARE PLV-100
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: R35001 (Lot serial: LV0608502); Model Catalog: 35001 (Lot serial: LV0608502); Model Catalog: R35001 (Lot serial: LV0707521); Model Catalog: 35001 (Lot serial: LV0707521); Model Catalog: R35001 (Lot serial: lv0707518); Model Catalog: 35001 (Lot serial: lv0707518)
  • Product Description
    Lifecare PLV-100 Ventilator
  • Manufacturer
    PRAXAIR CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

PRAXAIR CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MARKHAM
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Praxair, Inc.
  • Source
    HC