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Device product

Model Number(s): PB840 Ventilator (4-840120DIUU-XX). The product is a component of the Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilator: The Backlight Inverter Printed Circuit Board (BLI PCBA) for the 9.4 Display part number 4-079056-00. The PB840 Ventilator System is intended to provide invasive or non-invasive ventilator support and monitoring for infant, pediatric, and adult patients with respiratory failure or respiratory insufficiency. It is used in hospitals and healthcare facilities

Z-1809-2014

June 04, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP)
Event
Event 68454
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
7371
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1809-2014

Official wording

Reason: In the case of a loss of GUI display due to a Backlight Inverter PCBA failure, the ventilator continues to provide uninterrupted ventilatory support at the programmed settings for the patient. However, there is a loss of display and thus there is a necessity to move the patient to another ventilator.

Code information: Display part number 4-079056-00; serial number 4200000001 to 3510012377 that have a 9.4 display. Lots 1032H,1041H,1042H,1043H,1008J,1009J,1010J,1018K,1019K,1020K,1021K,1022K,1023K,1030L,1031L,1032L,1033L,1034L,1035L,

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and District of Columbia., and the countries of Canada and Japan.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    In the case of a loss of GUI display due to a Backlight Inverter PCBA failure, the ventilator continues to provide uninterrupted ventilatory support at the programmed settings for the patient. However, there is a loss of display and thus there is a necessity to move the patient to another ventilator.