Recall Z-2074-2021 ยท MNT Continuous, Minimal Ventilatory Support, Facility Use Ventilator
Respironics California, LLC
Philips Respironics V60 Plus Ventilator with Software Versions 3.00 and 3.10. The Respironics V60/V60 Plus Ventilator is an assist ventilator and is intended to augment patient breathing. It is intended for spontaneously breathing individuals who require mechanical ventilation: patients with respiratory failure, chronic respiratory insufficiency, or obstructive sleep apnea in a hospital or other
| Date | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | It has been identified that ventilators equipped with High Flow Therapy (Software Versions 3.00 and 3.10), that includes a designed safety mechanism that limits the amount of pressure that can be delivered to a patient, in situations where the system pressure reaches the maximum limit and sounds the "Cannot Reach Target Flow" alarm , the system will reduce pressure and simultaneously decreasing the flow rate to a level below what was set by the clinicians. If the reason for the increase in pressure is not resolved, the ventilator will continue to provide the lower flow rate, which result in |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | On 06/18/2021, the Recalling Firm sent an "URGENT - Medical Device Recall" Notification Letter via USPS certified mail to customers informing them that a problem has been detected in their ventilators that could pose a risk to patients or users. All units with High Flow Therapy option (Software Versions 3.00 and 3.10) are impacted. These ventilators with the High Flow Therapy software were designed with a safety mechanism to limit the amount of pressure that can be delivered to the patient when the ventilator is operating in High Flow Therapy. In situations where the high flow therapy pres |
| Quantity | Total of V60/V60 Plus = 23,115 systems |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution: U.S (nationwide) to states of.: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY; and O.U.S. countries of: Andorra, United Ara |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.