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Safety Alert for Legendair™ and Supportair™ Portable Ventilators

According to Department of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Hong Kong that was produced by Covidien.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Date
    2012-05-22
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-05-22
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20120522a.html
  • Notes / Alerts
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), 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 data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Reason
    Medical device safety alert: covidien legendair™ and supportair™ portable ventilators the medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (mhra), united kingdom posted a field safety notice concerning portable ventilators legendair™ and supportair™ manufactured by covidien. according to covidien, a failure component identified as capacitor c53 may cause the ventilator not to start up or not to run on internal battery. the ventilator will run on external battery or a/c mains power instead. covidien recommends including the replacement of the c53 capacitor as part of the revised annual preventive maintenance. the initial replacement of the component should occur no later than the next scheduled maintenance and should then be replaced annually as part of the preventative maintenance schedule. according to the local supplier, the affected products have been distributed in hong kong. for details, please refer to the following mhra website: http://www.Mhra.Gov.Uk/safetyinformation/safetywarningsalertsandrecalls/fieldsafetynotices/index.Htm if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted 22 may 2012.

Device

Legendair™ and Supportair™ Portable Ventilators
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Covidien Legendair™ and Supportair™ Portable Ventilators
  • Manufacturer
    Covidien

Manufacturer

Covidien
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Manufacturer comment
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    DH