Covidien: Device Recall

Recall Details

Recall Number

Z-2446-2024

Classification

Class I

Product Type

Device

Recalling Firm

Covidien

Status

Ongoing

Date Initiated

06/24/2024

Location

Carlsbad, CA, United States

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Product Quantity

34,642

Reason for Recall

Any single affected ventilator should only be used for the 10- year labelled service life, but if longer ventilatory support is required using more than one ventilator over time, the use of these devices for more than 14 years of cumulative duration may pose harm to health due to a volatile organic compound (VOC), 2-propanol, 1,3-dichloro released from some components in the ventilator gas pathway

Product Description

Puritan Bennett 500 Series Ventilators (Description/REF): PURITAN BENNETT 560 VENTILATOR/4096600, PURITAN BENNETT PB560 VENTILATOR EU-DIV/4096600-01, PURITAN BENNETT 560 VENTILATOR JAPAN/4096600-02, PURITAN BENNETT 560 VENTILATOR APAC/4096600-03, Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator LATAM/4096600-04, Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator EMEA/4096600-05, Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator CAN ANZ/4096600-06, Puritan Bennett 540 Ventilator USA/4097100 Puritan Bennett 520 Ventilator/4098300, Puritan Bennett 520 Ventilator EU-DIV/4098300-01, Puritan Bennett 520 Ventilator Japan/4098300-02, Puritan Bennett 520 Ventilator APAC/4098300-03, Puritan Bennett 520 Ventilator EMEA/4098300-05, Puritan Bennett 520 Ventilator CAN/ANZ/4098300-06, DL4096600 DL PB560 VENTILATOR/DL4096600, DL4096600-06 RFB PB560 VENT CAN ANZ/DL4096600-06, REFURBISHED PB540 VENTILATOR/DL4097100, Puritan Bennett 540 Ventilator Refurbished/DS4097100

Distribution Pattern

US: KY, OH, GA, MN, IN,UT, IL, NJ, NY, PR, LA, MD, MO, TN, MA, ME, CA, SC, AR, TX, WI, PA, CO, MI, NM, RI, VA, DC, VT, NC, NH, WV, NV, IA. OUS: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, South Africa, Austria, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Thailand, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Malawi, Qatar, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Bhutan, Iran - Islamic Republic Of, Bolivia, Kuwait, Egypt, Switzerland, Sudan, Norway, Korea - Republic Of, Bahrain, Ethiopia, Paraguay

Other Recalls by Covidien

• Class II: Risk 06/23/2025
  Bedside SpO2 Patient Monitoring System alarms not heard/recognized, resulting in: treatment delay, lack of low oxygen saturation response, respiratory failure, arrhythmia. Highlighting operator's manual: 1)For patient Safety don't silence/decrease alarm volume, 2)Sensor off alarm (no perfusion detected) is low priority alarm, 3)Set monitors to Homecare Mode outside of hospital/professional setting
• Class I: Dangerous 05/21/2025
  Ventilator Printed Circuit Board Assembly may have two separate capacitors that may fail, which may result in the ventilator either shutting down during use, thus necessitating use of an alternate form of ventilation, or the shutdown alert alarm fails to alarm effectively during shut down, which may result in respiratory failure, hypoventilation, low oxygen saturation, hypoxia, treatment delay.
• Class I: Dangerous 02/26/2025
  Tracheostomy tube with cuff reusable inner cannula has a flange that may disconnect from the outer cannula of the device, which could cause respiratory failure, aspiration, unspecified tissue injury, aspiration, respiratory tract infection, bronchospasm, a delay to treatment and/or death.
• Class I: Dangerous 07/09/2024
  Battery management system within Laryngoscope devices may deplete below the deign threshold which may result in thermal event followed by risk of explosion.
• Class II: Risk 07/09/2024
  IFU update to address device's battery handling information.

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