Events

Recall of AVEA Ventilator

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Carefusion 211 Inc dba Carefusion.

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
    66219
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-2273-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-09-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-09-27
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-06-04
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=121778
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Ventilator, continuous, facility use - Product Code CBK
  • Reason
    Carefusion has identified a potential risk associated with avea¿ ventilators when used at higher altitudes. a proactive complaint review identified an error in the barometric pressure compensation. carefusion is voluntarily initiating a field correction of the affected devices to correct the error.
  • Action
    CareFusion sent customer notification letters on September 05, 2013 via USPS mail return receipt carrier. The customer notification letter dated September 3, 2013 was titled "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL", and was addressed to Biomedical Engineering, Respiratory Care, and Risk Management. The customer notification letter informed customers of the product under recall with product name, description, and serial numbers enclosed as list unique to each customer. The customer notification letter also states the Problem and Affected Devices: Issue, Potential Risk, Actions to be Taken by CareFusion, Action to be Taken by the Customer, and Contact Information. Care Fusion has initiated a project to develop a new version of software that will resolve this issue. Once this software is available to download you will receive a notification letter. The customers were instructed to promptly return the enclosed Response Card to expedite the correction process and acknowledge receipt of this Notification and follow the listed instructions noted in the letter. For Recall Related and Support contact CareFusion Recall Support Center at 888.562.6018 or email: SupportCenter@carefusion .com Questions. For Product Technical Support Adverse Event Reporting contact Support/Customer Advocacy at 800.231.2466, 714.283.2228 or email to support.vent.us carefusion.com. from (6:30am -5:00pm POST). UPDATED: Firm issued press release of the recall on 09/30/2013.

Device

AVEA Ventilator
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Albania, American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile,China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Lybia Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palastine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Product Name: AVEA¿ Ventilator. || All Models. || The affected devices are cleared under K073069 pm 1/25/2008 and K103211 on 05/06/2011. This device is a Class II medical Device. || A continuous ventilator (respirator) is a device intended to mechanically control or assist patient breathing by delivering a predetermined percentage of oxygen in the breathing gas. Adult, pediatric, and neonatal ventilators are included in this generic type of device.
  • Manufacturer
    Carefusion 211 Inc dba Carefusion

Manufacturer

Carefusion 211 Inc dba Carefusion
  • Manufacturer Address
    Carefusion 211 Inc dba Carefusion, 22745 Savi Ranch Pkwy, Yorba Linda CA 92887-4668
  • Source
    USFDA