Recall of Esprit Ventilator.

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Respironics California 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
    28263
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0722-04
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-07-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2004-07-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2004-03-17
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Valves may stick in the closed position due to manufacturing error.
  • Action
    Uninstalled ventilators were returned for change of the inhalation module. Otherwise, service technicians replaced the module in the field. Recall is complete.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Serial numbers: VS300430, VS3004361, VS3004335, VS3004301, VS3004327, VS3004353, VS3004377, VS3004366, VS3004328, VS3004337, VS3004357, VS3004385, VS3004369, VS3004295, VS3004310, VS3004292, VS3004305, VS3004381, VS3004296, VS3004299.
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    OH, NY, NJ, PA, CO, IL, MI, NC, GA. England.
  • Product Description
    Esprit Ventilator.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Respironics California Inc, 2271 Cosmos Ct, Carlsbad CA 92009-1517
  • Source
    USFDA