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Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator (2014-10-06)
- Starting date:
- October 6, 2014
- Posting date:
- October 14, 2014
- Type of communication:
- Medical Device Recall
- Subcategory:
- Medical Device
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Medical Devices
- Audience:
- General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
- Identification number:
- RA-41777
Recalled Products
Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator
Reason
There are 2 issues:
- related to a capacitor failure in the backlight inverter printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) in the ventilator display that can cause a dimming of the display that may be accompanied by a burning ODO^.
- software related and can lead to a "ventilator inoperative" condition when the ventilator should resume ventilation.
Affected products
Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator
Lot or serial number
Not applicable
Model or catalog number
980S1ENDICU
980U1ENDICU
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Covidien LLC
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield
02048
Massachusetts
UNITED STATES