FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TRILOGY 100

MDR report key: 25035918 · Received April 29, 2026

Report

Report Number
2518422-2026-011335
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 29, 2026
Date of Event
April 6, 2026
Report Date
April 29, 2026
Manufacturer
RESPIRONICS, INC.
Product Code
CBK
UDI-DI
00606959026353
PMA / PMN Number
K083526
Removal / Correction Number
Z-1956-2021
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
505

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS WITH FIELD COMPLAINTS ALLEGING PE-PUR FOAM DEGRADATION HAVE UNDERGONE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPLAINT CODES SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING FOAM DEGRADATION, FOR THE TRILOGY SERIES. A FIELD CORRECTION ACTION (2021-05-A) WAS INITIATED, AND MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL LETTERS WERE ISSUED. A FIELD ACTION WAS INITIATED TO REPLACE PE-PUR FOAM IN AFFECTED PRODUCTS; DEGRADATION WAS ADDED TO THE RESPECTIVE DFMEAS AND THE RISK MANAGEMENT FILE¿ ER 2200179 V42(TRILOGY RISK MATRIX) WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH FOAM DEGRADATION BASED ON COMPLAINTS ANALYZED THROUGH VARIOUS HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATIONS (HHES). RISK TAGS ¿ ALLERGY01, TOXIC01 REFLECT THE SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN CONTAINING THE AFFECTED PE-PUR FOAM. THESE COMPLAINTS WERE MONITORED AND TRENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPLAINT TRENDING PROCEDURES. IF THE COMPLAINTS WERE DETERMINED TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ESCALATION, THEY WERE ESCALATED FOR RISK ASSESSMENT THROUGH THE POST MARKET CLINICAL ESCALATION PROCESS. AS OF THE DATE OF SUBMISSION FOR THIS REPORT, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT COMPLAINTS FOR THE FAILURE IN QUESTION HAVE LED TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF SEVERITY OR PROBABILITIES OF HARM, AND THEREFORE NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE PURSUED. THE REPORTED INTERNAL BATTERY FAULT IS ACCOMMODATED IN THE PRODUCT RISK MANAGEMENT FILE AS BEING LINKED TO HAZARD WITH DESCRIPTION LOSS OF FUNCTION/LOSS OF PRIMARY FUNCTION. COMPLAINTS FOR THIS FAILURE ARE REVIEWED VIA THE POST MARKET COMPLAINT TRENDING AND ESCALATION PROCESSES TO ASSESS FOR THE OBSERVED PROBABILITY LEVELS AND COMPARE THEM WITH THE PREDICTED LEVELS IN THE RISK FILE FOR THE HAZARDS LINKED TO THE FAILURE. AS OF THE DATE OF SUBMISSION FOR THIS REPORT, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT COMPLAINTS FOR THE FAILURE IN QUESTION HAS LED TO UNACCEPTABLE INCREASE IN PROBABILITY LEVELS FOR THE HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS IN SCOPE, AND THEREFORE NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE PURSUED. QA CONTINUES TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE PER THE CADENCE IN THE COMPLAINT TRENDING PROCEDURES. THE DEVICE MENTIONED IN THIS COMPLAINT HAS EXCEEDED ITS USEFUL LIFE PER THE APPLICABLE IFU. MULTIPLE SERVICE ACTIVITIES OCCUR DURING THE DEVICE¿S USEFUL LIFE ACCORDING TO THE DEVICE¿S SERVICE MANUAL. THESE SERVICE ACTIVITIES, IN ADDITION TO ANY PRIOR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS, HAVE ALTERED THE DEVICE FROM ITS ORIGINAL STATE DURING MANUFACTURING. ANY ISSUE FOUND DURING MANUFACTURING THAT IS POTENTIALLY DOCUMENTED IN THE DHR FOR THIS DEVICE DOES NOT HAVE A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE ALLEGATIONS OR ISSUES IN THIS COMPLAINT. THEREFORE, THE DHR FOR THIS DEVICE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THE DHR FILES FOR THIS DEVICE ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN BE ACCESSED UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

A BIPAP A40 DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO A THIRD-PARTY SERVICE CENTER FOR SERVICE AS PART OF THE SOUND ABATEMENT FOAM RECALL PROCESS WITH NO INITIAL ALLEGED COMPLAINT. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION OF SERIOUS OR PERMANENT HARM OR INJURY. THE DEVICE WAS NOT IN USE ON A PATIENT AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. DURING THE EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED VISIBLE FOAM PARTICLES AND OBSERVED AN R VENTILATOR SERVICE REQUIRED ERROR E175 (ERR_LOSS_OF_COMM_INT_LI_ION) IN THE DATA LOG, WHICH IS AN INTERNAL BATTERY FAULT. THIS FAULT IS THE FINAL POWER SOURCE SO IT MAY IMPACT THERAPY. THE INTERNAL BATTERY WAS REMOVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVICE HAD INSECT CONTAMINATION. THE DEVICE WAS SCRAPPED; THEREFORE, NO ADDITIONAL REPAIR INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
363377 TRILOGY 100 VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK RESPIRONICS, INC. 1054260B 00606959026353

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1