Device recall: Infant AirLife single-limb, continuous-flow circuit (Model AH132) containing AirLife Humidification Chamber, Model…
Class I FDA enforcement event 78636. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Manufacturing error in humidification chamber may cause an overfill/overflow condition of the chamber. The may case a water back-up into the patient circuit resulting in an excessive amount of water entering the airway/lungs of the ventilated patient.
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
Vyaire Medical started this device recall on 29 Nov 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Vernon Hills, IL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 78636 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 31 Jan 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 5 Feb 2021.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Nationwide Distribution
Recalling firm
Vyaire Medical, Vernon Hills, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0343-2018 | Infant AirLife single-limb, continuous-flow circuit (Model AH132) containing AirLife Humidification Chamber, Model Number AH290. The AH290 Humidification Chamber and Heated Breathing Circuit Kit(s) operate as part of a system for delivering health and humidified respirator gasses to patients requiring invasive and… | 16,670 units in total | Class I | Terminated | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Z-0344-2018 | Infant AirLife Dual-,limb, dual-heat, high-flow circuit (Model AH265) with AirLife Humidification Chamber, Model Number AH290. The AH290 Humidification Chamber and Heated Breathing Circuit Kit(s) operate as part of a system for delivering health and humidified respirator gasses to patients requiring invasive and… | 16,670 units in total | Class I | Terminated | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Z-0345-2018 | Adult Air-Life single-limb circuit (Model AH202) with AirLife Humidification Chamber, Model Number AH290. The AH290 Humidification Chamber and Heated Breathing Circuit Kit(s) operate as part of a system for delivering health and humidified respirator gasses to patients requiring invasive and non-invasive ventilation. | 16,670 units in total | Class I | Terminated | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Z-0346-2018 | Adult AirLife dual-limb, dual-heat circuit (Model AH280) with AirLife Humidification Chamber, Model Number AH290. The AH290 Humidification Chamber and Heated Breathing Circuit Kit(s) operate as part of a system for delivering health and humidified respirator gasses to patients requiring invasive and non-invasive… | 16,670 units in total | Class I | Terminated | 31 Jan 2018 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2014
- 1,176
- Share of these events in Class I
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 4Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 12
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0343-2018The 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 78636. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/78636/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
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- openFDA device enforcement reports
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- 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
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 78636?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
16,670 units in total
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 5% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class I.