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| Model Number |
1054260 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Degraded (1153)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
09/01/2026
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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A trilogy 100 ventilator 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.There was no report of patient harm or injury.During the evaluation at the third-party service center, the device was visually inspected, and foam particles were observed.The device was remediated, and the foam insulation needs to be replaced to resolve the issue.The device will be scrapped; therefore, no additional repair information was provided.A final report is being submitted.If new information becomes available following the completion of the device repair that changes the outcome of the investigation and associated medical device reporting a supplemental report will be completed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The affected products with field complaints alleging pe-pur foam degradation have undergone the establishment of complaint codes specifically identifying foam degradation, for the trilogy series.A field correction action(2021-05-a) was initiated, and medical device recall letters were issued.A field action was initiated to replace pe-pur foam in affected products; degradation was added to the respective dfmeas and the risk management file¿ (b)(4) (trilogy risk matrix) was updated to include hazards associated with foam degradation based on complaints analyzed through various health hazard evaluations (hhes).Risk tags ¿ allergy01, toxic01 reflect the safety risk assessment of design containing the affected pe-pur foam.These complaints were monitored and trended in accordance with the complaint trending procedures.If the complaints were determined to meet the criteria for escalation, they were escalated for risk assessment through the post market clinical escalation process.As of the date of submission for this report, there is no indication that complaints for the failure in question have led to unacceptable levels of severity or probabilities of harm, and therefore no further action will be pursued.The device exceeds expected life so there is no dhr required at this time.
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