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Recall of Device Recall Critical Car Ventilator

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

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
    72754
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-0436-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-12-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-12-23
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=142153
  • 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
    The firm became aware of cases in which the battery run times of the optional ps 500 power supply unit with the infinity workstation critical care (evita infinity v 500) were unexpectedly short due to the design of the charging algorithm in the current software. devices used for patient transport will be a priority.
  • Action
    Draeger Medical, Inc. sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated November 2015 to all affected consignees. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. The Battery Charging Software will be updated and, if necessary, the batteries replaced in all affected devices Free of Charge.

Device

Device Recall Critical Car Ventilator
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog numbers: 8416400/8417400 distributed June 2011  October 2015.
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide-including DC and PR, and the states of AK; AR; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DE; FL; GA; HI; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; and WV.
  • Product Description
    Optional PS500 Power Supply Unit for the Evita V500 Ventilator and Babylog VN500 Ventilator. || Babylog VN500 is a ventilation unit intended for the ventilation of neonatal and pediatric patients.
  • Manufacturer
    Draeger Medical, Inc.

Manufacturer

Draeger Medical, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Draeger Medical, Inc., 3135 Quarry Rd, Telford PA 18969-1042
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stefan Dräger GmbH
  • Source
    USFDA