Life2000 Hospital Ventilator Recalled for Patient Desaturation Risk
Baxter Healthcare is recalling 8 Life2000 Hospital Ventilator systems due to potential patient desaturation events when the device is connected to an oxygen concentrator.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. The hazard—potential patient desaturation when connected to an oxygen concentrator—represents a serious patient safety risk to ventilator-dependent patients. However, the source text does not report any deaths, hospitalizations, or confirmed injuries, so the score remains at the Class I floor of Severe (4).
Plain-English summary
The Life2000 Ventilator PKG, Hospital (REF BT200011 and REF BT-20-0011), manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation, is being recalled due to the potential for patient desaturation events to occur when the ventilator system is connected with an oxygen concentrator.
The recall affects 8 units distributed nationwide. Affected serial numbers include L190606-014, L191011-040, L200127-015, L200204-013, L200226-012, L200226-013, and L200226-015.
Healthcare providers and patients using the Life2000 ventilator should be aware of the potential for desaturation events when the device is connected to an oxygen concentrator. Facilities with affected units should contact Baxter Healthcare Corporation for instructions and consult the FDA recall notice for additional information.
This is an FDA Class I recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Life2000 Ventilator PKG, Hospital, a) REF BT200011, b) REF BT-20-0011, ventilatory support for the care of individuals
- Manufacturer
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Hazard
- patient-desaturation
- hypoxia
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 (10)
- a) REF BT200011
- UDI 00887761978089
- Serial Numbers: L190606-014
- L191011-040
- L200127-015
- L200204-013
- b) REF BT-20-0011
- Serial Numbers: L200226-012
- L200226-013
- L200226-015
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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