Device recall: Puritan Bennett 840 Series Ventilator PB840 Operator’s Manual Addendum PN 066009A 09/02 The intended use of the oxygen…
Class II FDA enforcement event 67163. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Covidien is correcting labeling to clarify the operational life of the oxygen sensor (O2 sensor), PN 4-072214-00 used in the Puritan Bennett" 840, and PN, G-062010-00, used in Puritan Bennett" 740, and760 ventilator systems. The Operator’s Manual for PB840 states a nominal life of one year and the Addendum incorrectly states 2 years.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP) started this device recall on 25 Jan 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Boulder, CO. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 67163 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 29 Jan 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 24 Nov 2014.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and Internationally to: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile,…
Recalling firm
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP), Boulder, CO.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0821-2014 | Puritan Bennett 840 Series Ventilator PB840 Operator’s Manual Addendum PN 066009A 09/02 The intended use of the oxygen sensor is to provide the oxygen concentration of the delivered gas at the patient wye (inspiratory-expiratory interface). The oxygen sensor does not control the oxygen level or the flow of gases. The… | 70,160 | Class II | Terminated | 29 Jan 2014 |
| Z-0822-2014 | Puritan Bennett 700 Series Ventilators (PB740 and PB760) PB700 Series Operator’s Manual: PN 10066984 & PN G-061874-00 and PB700 Series Service Manual: PN 10070389 The intended use of the oxygen sensor is to provide the oxygen concentration of the delivered gas at the patient wye (inspiratory-expiratory interface).… | 7,959 | Class II | Terminated | 29 Jan 2014 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class II
- 90%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 9
Other events of the firm
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP): all 9 events
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0821-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 67163. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/67163/. 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:
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and Internationally to: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 67163?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
70,160
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 90% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class II.