FDA Recall Terminated

Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilator System, Catalogue Numbers: 4-84O12OXXXX-XX, 4-840220XXXX-XX, 4-NPB84O-XX, DL4-NPB84O-XX, DS4-NPB840-XX & 4-070550-SP (Note: the Xs indicate any combination of alpha characters which specify option and language packs)

Recall: Z-0760-2007 · Initiated March 12, 2007

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0760-2007
Event Number
37607
Firm
Nellcor Puritan Bennett
FEI Number
2936999
Product Code
CBK
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
March 12, 2007
Posted
April 24, 2007
Terminated
December 13, 2012
Address
4280 Hacienda Dr, Pleasanton, CA, 94588-2719

Description

Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilator System, Catalogue Numbers: 4-84O12OXXXX-XX, 4-840220XXXX-XX, 4-NPB84O-XX, DL4-NPB84O-XX, DS4-NPB840-XX & 4-070550-SP (Note: the Xs indicate any combination of alpha characters which specify option and language packs)

Reason

In rare instances, the safety valve may remain open after an occlusion is resolved. If the safety valve does not reset, the ventilator will detect a circuit disconnect condition. When this happens, the ventilator will annunciate a high-urgency audible alarm and the ventilator will not resume normal operation.

Action

The correction will extend to the end user. All users will be contacted by mail or through personal contact. In the U.S., all customers were mailed the 'Urgent Device Correction' letter along with a serial number listing of those units which records show were consigned to them beginning on March 12, 2007. The customer communication informs customers of the issue and provides instruction for continued safe use of the device pending the correction.

Distribution

Worldwide, including USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA, LEBANON, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, TURKEY, UK, & YUGOSLAVIA

Quantity

3756