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Health Canada Medical devices

Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator

Issued November 29, 2021
Issue
This voluntary medical device correction is being taken following the investigation of six customer reports stating that a total of four ventilators became inoperable during use. One of these reports indicated that, following the ventilator becoming inoperable while providing mechanical ventilation, the patient experienced cardio-respiratory complication, and passed away three days later. The investigation identified the root cause for these reports to be a manufacturing assembly error where a capacitor within the ventilator was assembled incorrectly. Only the affected serial numbers are impacted by this medical device correction. Recall start date: 2021-11-09
Hazard description
Manufacturing defect
Product
Product name
Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator
Reference
ID
RA-63661