Reported Feb 16, 2022 · Ongoing

Novalung Sensor Box (F30000163) a component of Novalung Console (F30000162)- Indicated for long-term (> 6 hours)…

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. · 920 Winter St Bld 950 · Waltham, MA · 02451-1521

Is this the product you have?

  • Novalung Sensor Box (F30000163) a component of Novalung Console (F30000162)- Indicated for long-term (> 6 hours) respiratory/ cardiopulmonary support that provides assisted extracorporeal circulation and physiologic gas exchange (oxygenation and CO2 removal) of the patient's blood in adults with acute respiratory failure or acute cardiopulmonary failure, where other available treatment options have failed,
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial Numbers

    112 of 112 codes

    • XCONUS0013
    • XCONUS0079
    • XCONUS0105
    • XCONUS0036
    • XCONUS0044
    • XCONUS0004
    • XCONUS0014
    • XCONUS0080
    • XCONUS0109
    • XCONUS0021
    • XCONUS0066
    • XCONUS0027
    • XCONUS0017
    • XCONUS0084
    • XCONUS0061
    • XCONUS0043
    • XCONUS0089
    • XCONUS0059
    • XCONUS0019
    • XCONUS0085
    • XCONUS0051
    • XCONUS0047
    • XCONUS0005
    • XCONUS0042
    • XCONUS0020
    • XCONUS0086
    • XCONUS0110
    • XCONUS0055
    • XCONUS0010
    • XCONUS0083
    • XCONUS0022
    • XCONUS0087
    • XCONUS0111
    • XCONUS0064
    • XCONUS0053
    • XCONUS0121
    • XCONUS0023
    • XCONUS0088
    • XCONUS0112
    • XCONUS0002
    • XCONUS0056
    • XCONUS0018
    • XCONUS0024
    • XCONUS0090
    • XCONUS0113
    • XCONUS0003
    • XCONUS0006
    • XCONUS0054
    • XCONUS0030
    • XCONUS0091
    • XCONUS0115
    • XCONUS0007
    • XCONUS0052
    • XCONUS0081
    • XCONUS0032
    • XCONUS0094
    • XCONUS0116
    • XCONUS0012
    • XCONUS0073
    • XCONUS0008
  • XCONUS0033 XCONUS0037 XCONUS0016 UDIPrefix: 4057224 (+ serial number)
Amount recalled
115 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Error messages 206 (yellow) and 208 (red) technical failure, flow measurement during use of the Novalung System imply that the communication between flow sensor and sensor box is interrupted. An interrupted communication between flow sensor and sensor box might lead to a disabled flow measurement and air bubble detection.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 4:55 PM UTC

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