Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Life Pulse High Frequency Ventilator

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por Bunnell, Inc..

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    63710
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-0514-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-11-19
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-12-14
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2014-02-21
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=114595
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Ventilator, high frequency - Product Code LSZ
  • Causa
    Customer complaints received indicate the heater wire insulation can melt, causing a short which creates sparking and smoke, in the circuit close to the humidifier cartridge. bunnell is recalling all lots of circuits distributed between march 12, 2012 and november 30, 2012.
  • Acción
    On 12/5/12, the firm, Brunnell, Inc., issued a public press notification to their consignees. A. On or before 12-12-2012 a certified letter will be sent to all customer listed in the customer database. Specifically each customer will receive two certified letters; one directed to Director of Respiratory Therapy and a second to the Director of Biomedical Engineering. The certified letter will contain a copy of the Recall Noticeand a copy of the Certificate of Medical Necessity. The Certified Letter receipts will be maintained. On the mailing date a copy of the Recall Notice will be placed on the Bunnell website. B. An Excel database will be maintained for each customer/lot #. The database will contain the current status for each. Included will be: 1. Customer Information 2. Date Certified Letter Sent 3. Date receipt received and filed 4. Date product returned or that no stock remains 5. Lot number & Quantity C. On or before 02-01-2013, a second letter will be sent to those customers who have not responded to the original certified letter. D. Data will be maintained in the database E. On or before 04-01-2013, a phone call will be placed to those customers who have not responded to either of the letters. F. Data will be maintained in the database G. On or before 04-15-2013, a second phone call will be placed to those customers who have not responded to the letters or previous phone call. H. Data will be maintained in the database I. On or before 06-07-2013, a Final Recall Notification certified letter will be sent to those customers who have not responded to either of the previous letters or phone calls. J. The Certified Letter receipt will be maintained K. Data will be maintained in the database L. When PMA for alternate heater wire is approved, steps A-K will be repeated. Dates will be determined. M. Following completion of Step L, a final review of the database will occur. Final tabulation of the status for each custo

Device

Device Recall Life Pulse High Frequency Ventilator
  • Modelo / Serial
    Patient Circuit (catalog # 902) lot # on each individual patient circuit label: 12C092, 12C102, 12C115, 12C125, 12C136, 12D159, 12D172, 12D189, 12E204, 12E211, 12E224, 12F241, 12F254, 12F271, 12G279, 12G290, 12G307, 12G321, 12H330, 12H349, 12I362, 12I371, 12I397, 12J413, 12J430, 12J448, 12K457, 12K471 Patient Circuit Kit (catalog # 397) lot # on the label on outside of box: 12C099, 12C114, 12C124, 12C135, 12D152, 12D170, 12D188, 12E203, 12E210, 12E223, 12F238, 12F255, 12F274, 12G209, 12G280, 12H334, 12H341, 12I356, 12I369, 12I392, 12J411, 12J425, 12J447, 12K467, 12K479
  • Clasificación del producto
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Australia, Malaysia, and Uruguay (animal study only).
  • Descripción del producto
    Patient Circuit used with the Life Pulse High Frequency Ventilator. The Patient Circuit is a required disposable component of the Life Pulse High Frequency Ventilator. || Model #(s): || Individual Patient Circuit - catalog # 902 || Patient Circuit Kit - catalog # 937: contains 2 circuits and 2 x 2.5 & 2 x 3.5 LifePort Adapters. || Labeling states manufactured by: Bunnell Incorporated 436 Lawndale Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. || Used for ventilating critically ill infants with pulmonary interstitial emphysema and infants with respiratory distress syndrome complicated by pulmonary air leaks, who are, in the opinion of their physicians, failing on conventional ventilation. The Patient Circuit is to provide a conduit for the humidification, warming, and temperature monitoring of the pressurized gas. The Patient Circuit is indicated for seven day single use.
  • Manufacturer
    Bunnell, Inc.

Manufacturer

Bunnell, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Bunnell, Inc., 436 Lawndale Dr, Salt Lake City UT 84115-2917
  • Source
    USFDA