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 received information alleged white substance in the tubing and black, coughing, having trouble, having a mold type smell, other thermal issue and device has strange odor related to a cpap device's sound abatement foam.There was no report of patient harm or injury.Repeated attempts to have the device and components returned for evaluation and investigation were unsuccessful.The manufacturer believes they will be unable to gather additional information.The manufacturer is submitting a final report at this time.If pertinent information becomes available to the manufacturer at a later date, an addendum to this final report will be filed.Section h6 updated in this report.Corrected information was provided in b.7 (pulmonary hypertensio added), h.6.Section (clinical code, medical device problem code, investigation findings).Corrected information was provided in h.10.Section (summary updated).
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