Ventlab Premium Small Adult Resuscitator Recalled for Valve Leakage
Ventlab Corporation is recalling 14,602 Premium Small Adult Resuscitators due to a defect that may cause volume leakage through the inlet valve during use.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Possible volume leakage through the inlet valve during compressions of the resuscitator bag."
Plain-English summary
Ventlab Corporation is recalling 14,602 units of the Ventlab Premium Small Adult Resuscitator, product code VN500MX, lot #102194. These disposable resuscitators are intended to provide respiratory support in the presence of reversible apnea, commonly associated with cardiopulmonary arrest.
The recall was initiated because of a possible volume leakage through the inlet valve during compressions of the resuscitator bag. This defect could compromise the device's ability to provide adequate respiratory support.
The affected units were distributed nationwide, including in Illinois, Ohio, New York, and Tennessee. Users should stop using the affected devices and contact Ventlab Corporation for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ventlab Premium Small Adult Resuscitator, 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 reversible apnea, commonly…
- Manufacturer
- Ventlab Corporation
- 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 (2)
- Product Code: VN500MX
- Lot #102194.
Distribution
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.
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