MAUDE Adverse Event Report: RESPIRONICS, INC. REMSTAR PRO C-FLEX+; VENTILATOR, NON-CONTINUOUS (RESPIRATOR)

Model Number	LA461HS
Medical Device Problem Code	Degraded (1153)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	07/22/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The reported failure of thermal issue is accommodated in the product risk management file as being linked to hazard with description fire, flame, smoke.Complaints for this failure are reviewed via the post market complaint trending and escalation processes to assess for the observed probability levels and compare them with the predicted levels in the risk file for the hazards linked to the failure.As of the date of submission for this report, there is no further indication that complaints for the failure in question has led to unacceptable increase in probability levels for the hazardous situations in scope, and therefore no further action will be pursued.Qa continues to monitor complaints for this issue per the cadence in the complaint trending procedures.
Event or Problem Description
A remstar pro c-flex+ device was returned to a third-party service center in reference to the voluntary field safety notice / recall notification related to the sound abatement foam in certain cpap, bipap, and mechanical ventilator devices.During the evaluation of the device at the service center, the device was visually inspected, and foam particles were observed inside the assembly.Additionally, the patient¿s complaint was confirmed, and the device was scrapped.

• Brand Name: REMSTAR PRO C-FLEX+
• Common Device Name: VENTILATOR, NON-CONTINUOUS (RESPIRATOR)
• Manufacturer (Section D): RESPIRONICS, INC.; 1001 murry ridge lane; murrysville PA 15668
• Manufacturer (Section G): RESPIRONICS, INC.; 1001 murry ridge lane; murrysville PA 15668
• Manufacturer Contact: melissa rosko ; 1001 murry ridge lane; murrysville, PA 15668 ; 7247330200
• MDR Report Key: 25252287
• Report Number: 2518422-2026-113133
• Device Sequence Number: 21466529
• Product Code: BZD
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00606959030299
• UDI-Public: (01)00606959030299
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CS
• PMA/510(K) Number: K131982
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Remedial Action: Recall
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 05/22/2026

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Other
• Device Model Number: LA461HS
• Device Catalogue Number: LA461HS
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/22/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/22/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 12/13/2014
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• If action reported to FDA under 21 USC 360i(g), list FDA-assigned Recall Number or include a statement: Z-1974-2021
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown