Recall Z-2629-2011 ยท CBK Ventilator, Continuous, Facility Use
Maquet Inc.
Servo-s Ventilator Systems; Article number 66 40 440. Intended for treatment and monitoring of patients in the range of neonates, infants and adults with respiratory insufficiency; these are only to be used by healthcare providers in hospitals or healthcare facilities and for in-hospital transport. These are not to be used with any anesthetic agents.
| Date | Jun 23, 2011 (initiated Apr 20, 2011) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Through customer complaints, Maquet has been informed that SERVO-i ventilators have stopped to ventilate and have generated three different technical error codes. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | Maquet Inc. sent an URGENT DEVICE SAFETY ALERT letter dated April 20, 2011, to all affected customers via Federal Express. The letter identified the product, the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. The letter informs the user of the issue and provides additional instruction and how the existing manual should be updated. Customers are asked to fill out the attached response form and fax it to 1-973-807-9210. The following warning will be included in all user's manuals delivered with new ventilators: 'Warning ! The Servo-i Ventilator System is not intended to be used d |
| Quantity | 17039 units worldwide; 842 units US |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.