FDA (Devices) recall action 96238
The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.
Airway adapter does not meet specification and may break off when attaching a valve or tube. Device failure may result in inaccurate readings, a break in airway circuit, and loss of ventilation. A break in the airway circuit could result in inability to ventilate, hypoxia, cardiopulmonary collapse, or death.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
CAPNOCHECK BCI Airway Adapters may break off when a valve or tube is attached, causing airway circuit disconnection and loss of ventilation. This could result in inability to ventilate, hypoxia, cardiopulmonary collapse, or death.
The CAPNOCHECK BCI Airway Adapter (Model BSR) may break when attached to a valve or tube, risking airway circuit failure and loss of ventilation. Approximately 175,994 units were recalled nationwide.