Events

Recall of VENTILATEUR LEGENDAIR - UNITE PRINCIPALE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by WEST CARE MEDICAL LTD..

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
    44852
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-05-31
  • 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
    Potential risk associated with operating the legendair for life-supporting applications relying on the internal battery only.

Device

VENTILATEUR LEGENDAIR - UNITE PRINCIPALE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 4095705 (Lot serial: ); Model Catalog: 4095905 (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    Legendair Ventilator Airox
  • Manufacturer
    WEST CARE MEDICAL LTD.

Manufacturer

WEST CARE MEDICAL LTD.