The manufacturer was contacted in reference to the voluntary field safety notice / recall notification related to the sound abatement foam in certain cpap, bipap, and mechanical ventilator devices.The manufacturer previously reported an allegation of an issue related to a cpap device's sound abatement foam.The patient alleged seizures, stroke and seeing black particles in the device.There was no report of serious or permanent harm or injury. the device was returned to the manufacturer's service center for further evaluation. the device was evaluated.There was no mention of visual findings to the external part of the device. the internal aspect of the device was inspected.The device powered on and airflow was confirmed.The device's downloaded logs were reviewed by the manufacturer.There were two errors found. the manufacturer concludes that they could not confirm the customer's allegation and there was no visible foam degradation and unit is scrapped.Section h6 (health effect - clinical code) has been corrected and (type of investigation,investigation findings, investigation conclusions) has been updated in this report.
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