Events

Recall of Servos Ventilator Systems

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Maquet 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
    58793
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2629-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-04-20
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-06-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-09-17
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=100306
  • 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
    Through customer complaints, maquet has been informed that servo-i ventilators have stopped to ventilate and have generated three different technical error codes.
  • Action
    Maquet Inc. sent an URGENT DEVICE SAFETY ALERT letter dated April 20, 2011, to all affected customers via Federal Express. The letter identified the product, the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. The letter informs the user of the issue and provides additional instruction and how the existing manual should be updated. Customers are asked to fill out the attached response form and fax it to 1-973-807-9210. The following warning will be included in all user's manuals delivered with new ventilators: 'Warning ! The Servo-i Ventilator System is not intended to be used during radiotherapy, since this may cause system malfunction. Warning! The Servo-s Ventilator System is not intended to be used during radiotherapy, since this may cause system malfunction.' Additionally the warning stated above will be included in the format of a sticker with the yearly preventive maintenance kit for Servo-i and SErvo-s to update exiting User's manuals for the installed base of Servo-i and SErvo-s ventilators. A maintenance report form will also be included in the kit which serves as an acknowledgement from the user that the sticker has been added to an affected ventilator unit's operating manual. For further questions, please call (973) 709-7660.

Device

Servos Ventilator Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Article number 66 40 440; all units
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide)
  • Product Description
    Servo-s Ventilator Systems; Article number 66 40 440. || Intended for treatment and monitoring of patients in the range of neonates, infants and adults with respiratory insufficiency; these are only to be used by healthcare providers in hospitals or healthcare facilities and for in-hospital transport. These are not to be used with any anesthetic agents.
  • Manufacturer
    Maquet Inc.

Manufacturer

Maquet Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Maquet Inc., 45 Barbour Pond Drive, Wayne NJ 07470
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Getinge AB
  • Source
    USFDA