Reported Oct 9, 2013 · Terminated

Product Name: AVEA¿ Ventilator. All Models. The affected devices are cleared under K073069 pm 1/25/2008 and K103211 on…

Carefusion 211 Inc. dba Carefusion

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: Carefusion 211 Inc dba Carefusion · 22745 Savi Ranch Pkwy · Yorba Linda, CA · 92887-4668

Is this the product you have?

  • Product NameAVEA¿ Ventilator. All Models. The affected devices are cleared under K073069 pm 1/25/2008 and K103211 on 05/06/2011. This device is a Class II medical Device. A continuous ventilator (respirator) is a device intended to mechanically control or assist patient breathing by delivering a predetermined percentage of oxygen in the breathing gas. Adult, pediatric, and neonatal ventilators are included in this generic type of device
Lot codes and dates
  • All Models
  • Serial Numbers

    3,257 of 3,257 codes

    • BCV01807
    • AEV01754
    • AFV01269
    • AFV01692
    • AFV01694
    • AFV02330
    • AFV02338
    • AFV02339
    • AFV02349
    • AFV02350
    • AFV02515
    • AGV01817
    • AGV01818
    • AGV02135
    • AGV02189
    • AGV02296
    • AGV02306
    • AGV02344
    • AHV03372
    • AJV01001
    • AJV01242
    • AJV01292
    • AJV01297
    • AJV01300
    • AJV01301
    • AJV01701
    • AJV01702
    • AJV01703
    • AJV01716
    • AJV01718
    • AJV01732
    • AJV01733
    • AJV01746
    • AJV01748
    • AJV01749
    • AJV01819
    • AJV01820
    • AJV01824
    • AJV02086
    • AJV02088
    • AJV02089
    • AJV02090
    • AJV02091
    • AJV02093
    • AJV02097
    • AJV02099
    • AJV02208
    • AJV02306
    • AJV02311
    • AJV02320
    • AJV02321
    • AJV02322
    • AJV02323
    • AJV02324
    • AJV02325
    • AJV02326
    • AJV02327
    • AJV02328
    • AJV02329
    • AJV02330
Amount recalled
19,546 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

CareFusion has identified a potential risk associated with AVEA¿ ventilators when used at higher altitudes. A proactive complaint review identified an error in the barometric pressure compensation. CareFusion is voluntarily initiating a field correction of the affected devices to correct the error.

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 Jun 4, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:29 PM UTC

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