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Field Safety Notices about EVAQUA Breathing Circuits

According to Health Products Regulatory Authority, this field safety notices involved a device in Ireland that was produced by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited.

What is this?

Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Event Number
    SN2007(05)
  • Date
    2007-07-27
  • Event Country
    Ireland
  • Event Source
    HPRA
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.hpra.ie/homepage/medical-devices/safety-information/safety-notices/item?t=/evaqua-breathing-circuits&id=2a94f825-9782-6eee-9b55-ff00008c97d0
  • Notes / Alerts
    "Irish data is current through April 2019. All of the data comes from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (Ireland), 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 Ireland."
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    There is a possibility of a hole / tear forming in the expiratory limb of the circuit due to an external force, possibly by a circuit hanger / locator.
  • Action
    Please ensure that you have received the advisory notice and advise Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on the number and location of devices via their response sheet Please distribute the advisory notice to all staff members who work with infant EVAQUA breathing circuits.

Device

EVAQUA Breathing Circuits

Manufacturer

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited