Patient Monitors

Batteries found unresponsive after storage, not recognized by main device, and are perpetually enabled.

The firm became aware of cases in which the battery run times of the optional PS 500 power supply unit with the Infinity Workstation Critical Care (Evita Infinity V 500) were unexpectedly short due to the design of the charging algorithm in the current software. Devices used for patient transport will be a priority.

Product is being recalled due to complaints that the inspiratory and expiratory tubes are transposed.

A component on the systems power board can fail in a manner which can cause the ventilator to shut down without alarming.

There is a risk ECG electrodes of specific lots fail to transmit signals. There is a risk that the affected electrodes will transmit a poor signal or no signal at all before reaching the indicated expiration date.

As a distributor of tubing manufactured by Smooth Bore Plastics, we are initiating a product recall for specific lots of KC 036, KC 060 and KC 072 reusable ventilator tubes due to a possible manufacturing defect: A few tubes may have the potential for delamination to occur between the layers of the tube wall which, should it occur, would result in leakage

Ventilation and alarms of a HAMILTON-G5 ventilator can be suppressed unintentionally after the activation of a suctioning maneuver by the operator; this situation can occur regardless of the selected patient group (neonatal, pediatric and adult).

When the battery is inserted into the CardioCall ECG Event Recorder, the device beeps twice and is followed by a continuous ringing sound that only stops when battery is removed. The device has a self-test failure and will not operate normally.

Multi-Function Defibrillation Electrodes, Pre connect- potential for damage to the wire insulation may result in a potentially increased risk for reduced or no patient therapy and patient and/or clinician burns

Reports in which tidal volumes reaching patients were lower than set tidal volumes in neonatal Volume Control Plus (VC+) Mode with active humidification. This situation may potentially lead to respiratory compromise if not recognized.

Customer reports that the ventilator display can freeze. Ventilation continues but the information is no longer displayed on the screen and the user can no longer operate the device.

Unintended treatment termination could result from a keypad malfunction in some situations. The device erroneously interprets this as a Stop Treatment Instruction. An alarm will not sound, or be registered. Accessories and monitoring equipment connected to the Vivo 50 will stop functioning as the device enters stand-by mode.

An issue has been discovered with the Hamilton Medical Infant Flow Sensor, single use. When a ventilation mode with adaptive volume control (APVcmv/CMV+) is used, the ventilator may adjust the ventilation on the inaccurate flow measurement and decrease the amount of ventilation delivered.

An issue has been discovered with the Hamilton Medical Infant Flow Sensor, single use. When a ventilation mode with adaptive volume control (APVcmv/CMV+) is used, the ventilator may adjust the ventilation on the inaccurate flow measurement and decrease the amount of ventilation delivered.

An issue has been discovered with the Hamilton Medical Infant Flow Sensor, single use. When a ventilation mode with adaptive volume control (APVcmv/CMV+) is used, the ventilator may adjust the ventilation on the inaccurate flow measurement and decrease the amount of ventilation delivered.

The Astral device allows clinicians to disable all alarms including those that detect circuit disconnection. Inappropriate disabling of alarms in ventilator dependent patients can lead to hazards of insufficient ventilation and insufficient expiratory pressure which can result in major severity harm.

A pressure transducer failure can develop, activating a false Extended High Ppeak or Circuit Occlusion Alarm. The Safety Valve will open to ambient air and the unit will stop ventilating, allowing spontaneous breathing patients to breathe. The malfunction may delay initiation or cease ventilation. Nonbreathing patients will need manual ventilation or to be connected to another ventilator.

Reports of inaccurate low flow readings. Monitored inspiratory tidal volume (VTi) and expiratory tidal volume (Vte) measurements from the pediatric flow sensor are reporting out of specification low compared to the actual delivered volumes being administered to the patient.

Specific Aespire 7900 Anesthesia Machines have an increased likelihood of failure of the CPU circuit board. This could result in a blank display or loss of mechanical ventilation.

The electrodes may fail to transmit signals.