FDA (Devices) recall action 94475
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Potential for devices to experience interruption/loss of therapy during a Ventilator Inoperative alarm. This may lead to hypoventilation, mild to severe hypoxemia, hypercarbia, respiratory failure/insufficiency, or potentially death in the most vulnerable patients.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Philips BiPAP V30 Auto Ventilators may interrupt or lose therapy during a Ventilator Inoperative alarm, potentially causing hypoventilation, severe oxygen depletion, or respiratory failure.
BiPAP A40 ventilators may lose therapy delivery during a Ventilator Inoperative alarm, potentially causing respiratory failure or death in vulnerable patients.
Philips Respironics BiPAP A30 Ventilators may experience interruption or loss of therapy during a Ventilator Inoperative alarm, potentially causing severe respiratory compromise or death in vulnerable patients.