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Event Medical LTD: Inspiration Ventilator System, i Series and LS 12.1 LCD. The Inspiration 7i / 5i Ventilator System is to be used by healthcare professionals in hospitals or healthcare facilities and intra-hospital transport.
- Recall number
- Z-0230-2016
- Recalling firm
- Event Medical LTD
- Product
- Inspiration Ventilator System, i Series and LS 12.1 LCD. The Inspiration 7i / 5i Ventilator System is to be used by healthcare professionals in hospitals or healthcare facilities and intra-hospital transport.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-10-13
- Posted
- 2015-11-19
- Terminated
- 2017-06-22
- Reason
- A component on the systems power board can fail in a manner which can cause the ventilator to shut down without alarming.
- Root cause
- Component design/selection
- Action
- eVent Medical sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated October 12, 2015, to all affected customers on October 13, 2015, to inform them that eVent Medical is recalling Inspiration Ventilators i Series and LS 12.1 LCD because a component on the systems power board can fail in a manner which can cause the ventilator to shut down without alarming. The letter provides the customers with the problems identified and the actions to be taken. Customers with questions are instructed to call (949) 900-1917, x232.
- Quantity
- 6441 units total (251 units in US)
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) and Internationally to: Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Bolivia Canada Chile China Colombia Czech Rep Ecuador Egypt England Estonia Finland Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guatemala Holland Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Korea Kuwait Laos Latin America Lebanon Libya Lithuania Malaysia Mexico Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Palestine Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Turkey UAE Ukraine USA Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All models manufactured prior to 2015 are affected
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K130178"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- CBK
- Firm FEI
- 3006135941
- Firm city
- Lake Forest
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28