Company: Covidien.
Date of Enforcement Report:1/15/2014
Class lI:
PRODUCT
Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems software part number 4-070212-85, revision AB-AG. The intended use of the product is to provide mechanical ventilation to patients.
Recall Number Z-0611-2014
REASON
Covidien is conducting a voluntary field corrective action on Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems with certain software revisions in response to customer reports of ventilator diagnostic code XB0069 in which the device stops mechanical ventilation due to a software error.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Covidien, Boulder, CO on 12/16/2013. Voluntary: Firm Initiated recall is ongoing.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
16,756 US, 39,372 OUS
DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide and Internationally.
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