Reported Dec 17, 2014 · Terminated

Covidien Puritan Bennett 980 Ventilator, Rx ONLY, Made in Ireland., Covidien LLC, USA. REF 980X1ENDIUU.

Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP)

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP) · 6135 Gunbarrel Ave · Boulder, CO · 80301-3214

Is this the product you have?

  • Covidien Puritan Bennett 980 Ventilator, Rx ONLY, Made in Ireland., Covidien LLC, USA. REF 980X1ENDIUU.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model number PB980 Ventilator

    214 of 214 codes

    • 35B1400143
    • 35B1400684
    • 35B1400627
    • 35B1400708
    • 35B1400398
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    • 35B1400340
Amount recalled
324 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Covidien is recalling certain Puritan Bennett 980 Ventilator Systems due to a blacklight inverter PCBA where a capacitor component can fail, causing a dim but functional screen and thermal odor.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 1, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:46 PM UTC

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