Events

Recall of Hamilton/47244/Ventilators

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Hamilton Medical AG.

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
    21919
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-09-04
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: InterMed Medical Ltd, 71 Apollo Drive, Albany, AUCKLAND 1311
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has identified an issue relating to the battery charge of the hamilton-c2/c3 batteries after a usage of two and a half years. after two and a half years, the battery fuel gauge may indicate a higher battery charge as to what is available. the technical failure 444001 low battery high priority alarms are triggered, alerting the operator both acoustically and visually before entering ambient mode.
  • Action
    Product to be destroyed

Device

Hamilton/47244/Ventilators
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: Hamilton C2 and Hamilton C3
  • Manufacturer
    Hamilton Medical AG

Manufacturer

Hamilton Medical AG