| | Class 1 Device Recall AirLife |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | April 10, 2025 |
| Date Posted | May 09, 2025 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-1697-2025 |
| Recall Event ID |
96664 |
| 510(K)Number | K151303 |
| Product Classification |
Heater, breathing system w/wo controller (not humidifier or nebulizer - Product Code BZE
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| Product | Brand Name: AirLife
Product Name: AirLife Infant Heated Wire Circuit
Model/Catalog Number: AH165
Software Version: N/A
Product Description: AirLife Infant Heated Wire Circuit dual-limb, dual-heat, high-flow circuit (>4 L/min)
Component: No. a conduit for respiratory gas between the patient and a ventilator. |
| Code Information |
Lot Code: Lot/Serial Number(s):
0004240347
0004240348
0004252021
0004253194
0004253470
0004255176
0004260100
0004262183
0004262987
0004263371
0004292077
0004300092
0004301668
UDI-DI
AirLife Label
Each: 10889483595862
Case: 30889483595866
Vyaire Label
Each: 10190752145139
Case: 50190752145137
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| FEI Number |
3013421741
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Vyaire Medical 26125 N Riverwoods Blvd Mettawa IL 60045-3420
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Adapters may disconnect during setup or while in use, potentially interrupting ventilation. Any disconnection can result in severe consequences for neonates, including hypoxia, hypercapnia, and organ failure. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Component design/selection |
| Action | On April 10, 2025, the firm notified customers via emailed letters titled URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL.
Customers are instructed to examine their inventory for the affected lots of product. Product in inventory should be quarantined.
For in-use product -
1) For affected product in use that is utilizing the adaptor connection, immediately stop use of the product.
2) For affected product in use that is not utilizing the adaptor connection, ventilator circuit may continue to be utilized. Customers were provided with additional precautions to take to ensure proper function.
Customers can choose between returning or destroying affected product. Firm will provide replacement product.
If you have any questions regarding this field action, please call AirLife at 1-800-433-2797, or e-mail at productquality@myairlife.com. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 1895 |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Germany, Poland, Belgium, Spain, Romania, UK, Italy, Netherlands, India, Slovenia, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = BZE
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