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It was reported that, while in use on a patient, a 980 ventilator began alarming.The patient was removed from the ventilator and placed on an alternate ventilator.The patient was not harmed or injured as a result of the reported event.Reportedly, the ventilator also displays red messages and alarms when "switched on".The service engineer (se) inspected the device and found a diagnostic code relevant to the reported incident recorded in the ventilators memory logs.The se replaced the exhalation sensor printed circuit board (pcb).The ventilator passed all testing.
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