The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0170-2013·Announced 2012-11-07

Ventlab Safe Spot Infant Resuscitator Recalled for Valve Leakage

Ventlab is recalling Safe Spot Infant Resuscitators due to possible volume leakage through the inlet valve during bag compressions.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device intended for respiratory support during cardiopulmonary arrest. The defect (volume leakage) poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Ventlab Corporation is recalling the Safe Spot Infant Resuscitator, SS3200 Series, Single Patient Use. The recall involves 14,602 units distributed nationwide, including Illinois, Ohio, New York, and Tennessee.

The recall was initiated because of possible volume leakage through the inlet valve during compressions of the resuscitator bag. The device is intended to provide respiratory support in the presence of reversible apnea, commonly associated with cardiopulmonary arrest.

Healthcare facilities and users should stop using the affected units and contact Ventlab Corporation for instructions on return or replacement. Specific lot numbers and product codes are listed in the official recall documentation.

The recalled product

Product
Safe Spot Infant Resuscitator, SS3200 Series, Single Patient Use, Manufactured by: Ventlab Corporation, 155 Boyce Drive, Mockville, NC 27028. The Disposable Resuscitators with optional built-in pressure monitor is intended to provide respiratory support in the presence of rev
Affected units
14,602

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • Product List 071012
  • Product Codes: SS3200MB
  • Lot #10030
  • 100251
  • 100381
  • 100432
  • 100656
  • 100791
  • 101101
  • 10131
  • SS3200MB-2
  • Lot #100131
  • SS3200MB-1
  • Lot #101238
  • 101370
  • 101480
  • 101820
  • 102009
  • SS3200MB-MMC
  • Lot #100129

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 4 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Ventlab Corporation under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 12 products in this recall →