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Event 81167

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 18, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class I
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
COVIDIEN LLC

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Puritan Bennett 980 (PB980) ventilator series: Puritan Bennett" 980 Pediatric Adult Ventilator Puritan Bennett" 980 Neonatal Ventilator Puritan Bennett" 980 Universal Ventilator Product Usage: The Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator is designed for use on patient population sizes from Neonatal (NICU) through Adult who require respiratory support or mechanical ventilation and weigh a minimum of 0.3 kg (0.66 lb). It is suitable for service in hospital (institutions) and intra-hospital transport to provide continuous positive pressure ventilatory support using medical oxygen and compressed medical air from either an internal air compressor or external air sources to deliver oxygen concentrations of 21% to 100%. Ventilatory support can be delivered invasively or non-invasively, to patients who require the followingtypes of ventilator support: Positive Pressure Ventilation, delivered invasively (via endotracheal tube or trach tube) or non-invasively (via mask or nasal prongs). Assist/ Control, SIMV or Spontaneous modes of ventilation

Z-0497-2019
Recall number
Z-0497-2019
Initiated
September 18, 2018
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
COVIDIEN LLC
Quantity
9,593

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Software Update: External USB Drive performance and its impact on Graphic User Interface (GUI) functionality and labeling of the scalar waveform displayed on GUI during ventilation

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Reason for recall

Software Update: External USB Drive performance and its impact on Graphic User Interface (GUI) functionality and labeling of the scalar waveform displayed on GUI during ventilation

Code information

Serial Numbers: 35B1300001 through 35B1300051 35B1400003 through 35B1402216 35B1500001 through 35B1502227 35B1600001 through 35B1601408 35B1700001 through 35B1702519 35B1800001 through 35B1801541 35B1400001 35B1601182, 35B1601183, 35B1601193, 35B1601197, 35B1601242 35B1601243, 35B1601245, 35B1702479, 35B1601001, 35B1601089

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