Events

Recall of Hamilton G5 or Hamilton -S1 Ventilator

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
    16566
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-05-02
  • 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
    Investigations have shown that ventilation and aleams of a hamilton-g5 or hamilton-s1 ventilator can be suppressed unintentionally after the activation of a suctioning manoeuvre by the operator; this situation can occur regardless of the selcected patient group (neonatal, pediatric and adult). ventilation must then be manually restarted.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Hamilton G5 or Hamilton -S1 Ventilator

Manufacturer

Hamilton Medical AG