Device recall: VentStar Basic 180, Catalog Number MP00349 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit…

Class I FDA enforcement event 81874. Recall start date: 21 Dec 2018. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 16 Apr 2019.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit

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

Draeger Medical, Inc. started this device recall on 21 Dec 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Telford, PA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 81874 has 9 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 30 Jan 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 16 Apr 2019.

FDA enforcement report The 9 product records

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US Distribution to states of: AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, KY, MI, NJ, OH, PA, SC & TX.

Recalling firm

Draeger Medical, Inc., Telford, PA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

9 product records in the event.

FDA event 81874: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-0736-2019	VentStar Basic 180, Catalog Number MP00349 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit for…	325 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0737-2019	VentStar Basic 250, Catalog Number MP00350 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit for…	170 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0738-2019	VentStar Basic (P) 180, Catalog Number MP00351 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit for…	525 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0739-2019	VentStar Basic (P) 250, Catalog Number MP00352 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit for…	75 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0740-2019	VentStar Watertrap (P) 180, Catalog Number MP00361 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit…	25 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0741-2019	VentStar Anesthesia WT(P) 180, Catalog Number MP00374 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit…	10 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0742-2019	ID Circuit Watertrap (P) 180, Catalog Number MP01341 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit…	25 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0743-2019	ID Circuit Basic 250, Catalog Number MP01348 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit for…	20 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019
Z-0744-2019	ID Circuit Basic 180, Catalog Number MP01350 Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets without a Water trap: Breathing circuit for conduction of respiratory gases between anesthesia machine or ventilator and patient. Intended for single use only. Breathing Circuits/Anesthesia Sets with Water trap: Breathing circuit for…	25 units	Class I	Terminated	30 Jan 2019

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2018: 1,074
Share of these events in Class I: 4%
Product records in this event: 9Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 30

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Draeger Medical, Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
15 Oct 2024	Brand Name: Atlan Product Name: Atlan A300 Model/Catalog Number: 8211300 The Atlan is an anesthesia workstation intended	Device	Class I	2
15 Oct 2024	Brand Name: Atlan Product Name: Atlan A350 Model/Catalog Number: 8211500 Software Version: Not applicable Component: Not	Device	Class I	2
20 Mar 2024	Drger Perseus A500 Anesthesia Workstation	Device	Class I	1
12 Jul 2023	Carina Sub-Acute Care Ventilator	Device	Class I	1
12 Jun 2023	Oxylog 3000 Plus emergency and transport ventilator	Device	Class I	1
17 Apr 2023	Seattle PAP Plus, MP02260	Device	Class I	22
23 Jan 2023	NovaStar TS, Anti-Asphyxia Valve, Reusable, Material Numbers MP01576 (Size S), MP01577 (Size M), and MP01578 (Size L)	Device	Class I	2
16 May 2022	Drager SafeStar 55, Catalog No. MP01790	Device	Class I	1
14 Feb 2022	Evita V500 Ventilator with Software 2.51.01 and Lower - intended for the ventilation of adult, pediatric and neonatal pa	Device	Class II	2
16 Dec 2021	Draeger Fabius MRI Anesthesia Machine, Catalog Number 8607300	Device	Class II	1

Draeger Medical, Inc.: all 30 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-0736-2019The 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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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81874. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/81874/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

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 Distribution to states of: AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, KY, MI, NJ, OH, PA, SC & TX.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 81874?: The event has 9 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 325 units
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?: 4% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class I.