Class 1 Device Recall Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems software

• Date Initiated by Firm: December 16, 2013
• Date Posted: January 03, 2014
• Recall Status: Terminated on November 29, 2016
• Recall Number: Z-0611-2014
• Recall Event ID: 67108
• 510(K)Number: K970460 K984535 K993071 K001646 K020357 K053388
• Product Classification: Ventilator, continuous, facility use - Product Code CBK
• Product: Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems software part number 4-070212-85, revision AB-AG.; ; The intended use of the product is to provide mechanical ventilation to patients.
• Code Information: Software Part number 4-070212-85, revision AB-AG
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Covidien; 6135 Gunbarrel Ave; Boulder CO 80301-3214
• For Additional Information Contact: Covidien Technical Services; 800-255-6774
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Covidien is conducting a voluntary field corrective action on Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems with certain software revisions in response to customer reports of ventilator diagnostic code XB0069 in which the device stops mechanical ventilation due to a software error.
• FDA Determined Cause: Software design
• Action: Covidien sent an Urgent Medical Device Voluntary Field Correction letter to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to continue using their Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators until it is feasible to install the software update discussed in the letter. Covidien has developed a software solution to address this issue. Upon availability, there will be several ways to install the software update. To initiate the process for updating your software and to select the method that best suits your facility, please visit our software update management portal at www.PB840technicalupdate.com and follow the instructions to register your ventilators. If you need further assistance contact our Technical Support Department @ 1-800-255-6774, option 4, then option 1. For questions regarding this recall call 800-255-6774.
• Quantity in Commerce: 16,923 US, 39,372 OUS
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Austria, Estonia, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Lithuania, Romania, Cyprus, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Greece, Latvia, Slovenia, Germany, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Ireland, Netherlands, Turkey, Croatia, Andorra, Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Columbia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

¹ A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = CBK and Original Applicant = NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT, INC.; 510(K)s with Product Code = CBK and Original Applicant = PURITAN BENNETT CORP.