Recall Z-1750-2015— ResMed Ltd.

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by ResMed Ltd., initiated 2015-05-05, terminated 2016-04-07. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K133868. Product: Astral 100 ( Model No. 27001) & Astral 150 (Model No. 27003) ventilator.. Reason: 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..

Recalling firm
ResMed Ltd.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2015-05-05
Terminated
2016-04-07
Firm location
Bella Vista, NSW, N/A, Australia

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.

Product description

Astral 100 ( Model No. 27001) & Astral 150 (Model No. 27003) ventilator.

Reason for recall

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.

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