Events

Recall of NPB-290 PULSE OXIMETER

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP CANADA.

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
    19900
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-10-26
  • 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
    Speaker component used in the nellcor n-595 pulse oximeter is experiencing a failure rate. in isolated instances when the failure mode is present the audio alarm of the unit may not sound.

Device

NPB-290 PULSE OXIMETER

Manufacturer

TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP CANADA
  • Manufacturer Address
    POINTE-CLAIRE
  • Source
    HC