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Device product

Laerdal Compact Suction Unit (LCSU 4), Catalog Numbers 880051, 880061, 881151, 880052, 880062, 881152 - Product Usage: It is intended for intermittent operation to remove secretions, blood or vomit from a patient s airway to allow ventilation.

Z-0868-2021

December 18, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Laerdal Medical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Event
Event 86702
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
5035
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0868-2021

Official wording

Reason: Component failures may cause the unit to lose all suction. Users will need to obtain alternate suction devices or methods, leading to a delay in treatment and, in worst case scenario, potential suffocation if alternative suction or ventilation method is not administered by the user.

Code information: Serial number range 1808090001 to 2006060045

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Component failures may cause the unit to lose all suction. Users will need to obtain alternate suction devices or methods, leading to a delay in treatment and, in worst case scenario, potential suffocation if alternative suction or ventilation method is not administered by the user.