Device recall: Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor, Battery Packs Model Number - 016400…
Class I FDA enforcement event 73701. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Medtronic Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions Announces a Voluntary Recall of a Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor Due to the Battery Pack Might Experience Thermal Runaway with the Potential of Fire Risk to the Monitor.
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
Medtronic started this device recall on 13 Apr 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Boulder, CO. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 73701 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 18 May 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 17 Oct 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide Distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX,…
Recalling firm
Medtronic, Boulder, CO.
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-1577-2016 | Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor, Battery Packs Model Number - 016400, 010520. Battery Pack used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor. The battery pack powers the monitor when AC power is not available or when monitoring is required during… | 9,817 batteries (8,170 with monitors and 1,647 as spare parts) | Class I | Terminated | 18 May 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class I
- 3%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 4
- Events of the firm on the register
- 7
Other events of the firm
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2017 | Sutures. POLYSORB: POLSORB 0 18 U/D PRECUT 126R, Item Number: L4; POLSORB 0 18 VIO PRECUT 226T; Item Number: L14; POLSOR | Device | Class II | 8 |
| 8 Feb 2017 | BNX Fine Need Aspiration System (19GA); Material/Part #: DSN-19-01 | Device | Class II | 5 |
| 4 Oct 2016 | Covidien Clearify Visualization System Item Code: 21-345 Intended to be used prior to and during endoscopic and laparosc | Device | Class II | 2 |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Valleylab Laparoscopic Flexible Laparoscopic Argon Electrodes Item Code: E253028 The Valleylab Laparoscopic Handset and | Device | Class II | 25 |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Covidien Kangaroo Connect Enteral Feeding Pump Item Number: 384400 (US) Intended to provide enteral nutrition to a patie | Device | Class II | 2 |
| 2 Dec 2015 | Covidien Endo GIA Ultra Universal 12 mm Short Stapler Handle Ref: EGIAUSHORT Product Usage: The Endo GIA Ultra Universal | Device | Class II | 4 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1577-2016The 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 73701. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/73701/. 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:
Nationwide Distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73701?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
9,817 batteries (8,170 with monitors and 1,647 as spare parts)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 3% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class I.