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Class 2 Device Recall ResMed S8 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Flow generator

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  Class 2 Device Recall ResMed S8 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Flow generator see related information
Date Initiated by Firm April 23, 2007
Date Posted July 03, 2007
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on December 06, 2010
Recall Number Z-1006-2007
Recall Event ID 37832
510(K)Number K041209  K033841  
Product Classification Flow Generator - Product Code BZD
Product ResMed S8 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Flow generator with the following model names and product codes: S8 AUTOSET VANTAGE, #33112; S8 COMPACT, #33030; S8 ELITE, #33021; S8 ESCAPE, #33007.
Code Information Serial numbers for all S8 models: From 20040285613 to 20060269563; From 20060275728 to 20060276751; From 20060277160 to 20060277415; From 20060281672 to 20060281991; From 20060283424 to 20060283743; From 20060284896 to 20060285445; From 20060287568 to 20060290823; From 20060292360 to 20060294694; From 20060312361 to 20060312597; From 20060318692 to 20060319459; From 20060325074 to 20060327794; From 20060330588 to 20060331043.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Resmed Corporation
14040 Danielson St
Poway CA 92064-6857
For Additional Information Contact David D'Cruz
858-746-2238
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 S8 devices manufactured between July 2004 and May 15, 2006 are susceptible to fatigue in the connection of the AC appliance inlet connector and the power supply (power cord) leading to possible failure (short circuit, electrical failure, sparks, smoke).
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action ResMed began to broadly distribute information regarding the recall on 4/23/2007. A press release was issued on 4/23/2007 with information regarding the recall and information was posted at ww.resmed.com/s8program. The firm is providing a Consignee notification package and press release to include(1) specific device names subject to the recall and affected serial numbers; specific information to be provided in each package to the end-customer. The specific information to the end user customers will include: (1) specific device names subject to the recall; (2) affected serial numbers; (3)continuing use and safety information; and (4) contact information for requesting additional details. Patients are advised that they may continue to use their S8 flow generators until a replacement unit is provided. ResMed is instructing patients, sleep labs, and hospitals to continue using the device, placing it on a hard clean surface, with a clear area around the device. ResMed intends to replace the affected products with either a new device or a device in which the affected components have been replaced.
Quantity in Commerce 300,000
Distribution Worldwide, USA, Canada, and Mexico.
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 = BZD and Original Applicant = RESMED LTD.
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