ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0571-05 ยท CBK Ventilator, Continuous, Facility Use

Maquet Inc

Servo-Ventilator, SV300/300A, Part numbers 6070391 and 6424704. The Safety Alert action targets customers with Unit Serial numbers 24578 and lower. Manuf. Maquet Critial Care AB, SE-171 95 Solna, Sweden.

DateMar 8, 2005 (initiated Jan 3, 2005)
StatusTerminated
ReasonFailures of the air and oxygen gas modules occurred because of misuse/non-compliance of directions.
Root causeOther
ActionCustomer letter mailed on January 3, 2005 via certified postage, with return self-addressed postcards that customers must complete to acknowledge receipt of the instructions to refer to their Service and Operating Manuals.
Quantity7920 units
DistributionThe ventilators were distributed to hospitals nationwide. There are 33 VA Medical Center and DOD hospitals nationwide.
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K902859SERVO VENTILATOR 300
Siemens Life Support Systems, Apr 26, 1991
K970839SERVO VENTILATOR 300A
Siemens Elema AB, Oct 14, 1997