Recall Z-2700-2014— Vapotherm, Inc.

Name: FDA recall Z-2700-2014
Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Published: 2014-08-13

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by Vapotherm, Inc., initiated 2014-08-13, terminated 2015-10-02. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K072845. Product: Vapotherm Precision Flow,Disposable Patient Circuit PF-E-DPC-High. For use with the Precision Flow system Precision Flow" is intended for use to add warm moisture to breathing gases from an external source for administration to a neonate/infant, pediatric and adult patients in the hospital, sub-acute institutions, and home settings. It adds heat and moisture to blended medical air/oxygen mixture and assures the integrity of the precise air/oxygen mixture via an integral oxygen analyzer. The flow rates may be from 1 to 40 liters per minute via nasal cannula.. Reason: Disposable Patient Circuit that allows water to leak into the center gas lumen.

Recalling firm: Vapotherm, Inc.
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2014-08-13
Terminated: 2015-10-02
Firm location: Exeter, NH, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K072845 — PRECISION FLOWVapotherm, Inc.·cleared 2008-07-17

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

Vapotherm Precision Flow,Disposable Patient Circuit PF-E-DPC-High. For use with the Precision Flow system Precision Flow" is intended for use to add warm moisture to breathing gases from an external source for administration to a neonate/infant, pediatric and adult patients in the hospital, sub-acute institutions, and home settings. It adds heat and moisture to blended medical air/oxygen mixture and assures the integrity of the precise air/oxygen mixture via an integral oxygen analyzer. The flow rates may be from 1 to 40 liters per minute via nasal cannula.

Reason for recall

Disposable Patient Circuit that allows water to leak into the center gas lumen

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