Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Puritan Bennett 840 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 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP).

¿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
    68444
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1844-2014
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2014-06-03
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2014-06-20
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-08-22
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=127717
  • 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, continuous, facility use - Product Code CBK
  • Causa
    Covidien is conducting a medical device field correction for specific puritan bennett 840 ventilators due to customer reports of loss of graphical user interface (gui) display information while the ventilator continues to provide breath support.
  • Acción
    Covidien sent an Urgent Medical Device Voluntary Field Correction letter dated 6/13/2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers are requested to forward the recall letter to anyone they may have transferred or assigned for use one of the potentially affected ventilators. Service professionals will be identifying the affected PSUs and replacing them. The removed PSUs will be destroyed. To verify whether your devices are affected by this field safety corrective action and to initiate the process to receive the actions mentioned above, please complete the attached verification form and fax it to the Covidien contact indicated on the form. If you need further assistance, contact our Technical Support Department @ 1-800-255-6774, option 4, then option 1.

Device

Device Recall Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilator
  • Modelo / Serial
    serial number 3510100714 to 3512101160 and any units in which a replacement PSU was installed between March 2010 and September of 2010.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY., and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro) Including GOVT/VA/Military
  • Descripción del producto
    Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilator (4-840120DIUU-XX) || The PB840 Ventilator System is intended to provide invasive or non-invasive ventilatory support and monitoring for infant, pediatric, and adult patients with respiratory failure or respiratory insufficiency. It is used in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
  • Manufacturer
    Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP)

Manufacturer

Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP)
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP), 6135 Gunbarrel Ave, Boulder CO 80301-3214
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    USFDA