Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc recalls Maquet Getinge Group battery modules for use with Maquet SERVO-i ventilator systems (Part #6487180). Battery for use

Recalled May 8, 2013 · FDA recall Z-1177-2013 · Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales

Hazard

When using the SERVO-i on battery power, in a very small number of cases, some battery modules distributed after January 31, 2010 have a shorter battery run time than expected. · FDA Class I

Units

90,000 units (batteries)

Sold at

Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: ALGERIA, ANDORRA, ANTILLES (Netherlands), ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBADJAN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CUBA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, YUGOSLAVIA (Former), FIJI, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBURG, MACAU, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MARTINIQUE (French), MEXICO, MOLDAVIA, MOROCCO, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA (French), NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, POLYNESIA (French), PORTUGAL, QATAR, REUNION (French), ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, SURINAM, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TADJIKISTAN, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VATICAN city state, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM and YEMEN.

Description

When using the SERVO-i on battery power, in a very small number of cases, some battery modules distributed after January 31, 2010 have a shorter battery run time than expected.

Product

Maquet Getinge Group battery modules for use with Maquet SERVO-i ventilator systems (Part #6487180). Battery for use with the SERVO-i Ventilator System. The SERVO-i Ventilator System is intended for treating and monitoring patients ranging from neonates to adults with respiratory failure or insufficiency. The ventilator is equipped with at least 2, NiMH battery modules (Part No. 6487180) which automatically supply 12V DC Power in case of an AC power failure, ensuring that ventilator settings and stored data remain intact in the event of an AC power failure. The battery modules give the user a possibility to use the SERVO-i during intra-hospital transportation.

Manufacturer(s)

Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →