Device recall: HAMILTON-T1 Ventilator with software versions 1.1.2 or lower. The HAMILTON T-1 Ventilator is intended to provide…
Class I FDA enforcement event 64117. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Analysis of a customer complaint has shown that during ventilation of small pediatric patients with high airway resistance and low lung compliance, the oxygen consumption of a Hamilton T1 ventilator with software versions 1.1.2 and lower must be calculated using a larger margin than originally expected.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Hamilton Medical Inc started this device recall on 19 Dec 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Reno, NV. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 64117 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 6 Feb 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 22 Apr 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Nationwide Distribution including the country of Switzerland.
Recalling firm
Hamilton Medical Inc, Reno, NV.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0741-2013 | HAMILTON-T1 Ventilator with software versions 1.1.2 or lower. The HAMILTON T-1 Ventilator is intended to provide positive pressure ventilatory support to adults and pediatrics | 97 total ventilators; 69 of part number 161005 and 28 of part number 161006 | Class I | Terminated | 6 Feb 2013 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2012
- 823
- Share of these events in Class I
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 10
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0741-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 64117. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/64117/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US Nationwide Distribution including the country of Switzerland.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 64117?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
97 total ventilators; 69 of part number 161005 and 28 of part number 161006
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 5% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class I.