Vital Signs Anesthesia Circuits The Ventilator Circuit is intended… — Class II medical device recall Z-0812-2014
Terminated recall by Vital Signs Colorado Inc., reported 2014-01-29, distributed nationwide. A circuit in use was occluded by a blue port cap that was inadvertently attached to the circuit as a result of
| Recall number | Z-0812-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Vital Signs Colorado Inc., Englewood, CO, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-12-26 |
| Classified | 2014-01-23 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-01-29 |
| Terminated | 2014-07-09 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, BE, BR, CA, CL, CN, CO, CR, CZ, DE, DO, EC, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, IL, IN, IT, JP, KR, KW, LB, LT, LV, MX, MY, NL, OM, PA, PE, SA, SE, SG, TH, TR, TW, UY, ZA |
| Reason classes | device malfunction |
| Model numbers | 155200EU, 1552016, 1552017, 1552017CN, 1552018, 1552020, 1552026, 1552027, 1552028, 1553196, 1553402, 155512, 155518, 1560023, 156205, 156310, 156505, 156545, 1570103, 1572347, 1572414, 1574701, 1574710, 1574711, 1574712 and 29 more |
Product
Vital Signs Anesthesia Circuits The Ventilator Circuit is intended for use as an interface between a ventilator dependent patient and a ventilator. The Anesthesia Circuit is intended to administer medical gases to a patient during anesthesia. The CPAP Circuit is intended to increase the airway pressure of a patient.
Reason for recall
A circuit in use was occluded by a blue port cap that was inadvertently attached to the circuit as a result of an internal inspection error and will cause occlusion of gas flow.
Machine access
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