FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Respironics, Inc.: SmartMonitor 2 Infant Apnea Monitor. The monitor is intended for use in the continuous monitoring of respiration and heart rate of infant patients in a home or hospital environment. The monitor detects and alarms for periods of central apnea and high or low heart rates.
- Recall number
- Z-1411-2009
- Recalling firm
- Respironics, Inc.
- Product
- SmartMonitor 2 Infant Apnea Monitor. The monitor is intended for use in the continuous monitoring of respiration and heart rate of infant patients in a home or hospital environment. The monitor detects and alarms for periods of central apnea and high or low heart rates.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-04-23
- Posted
- 2009-05-19
- Terminated
- 2011-10-19
- Reason
- Audible alarm failure.
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- A notification letter dated April 23, 2009 was issued to consignees informing them of the issue. Consignees were instructed to locate the affected units in their inventory and return them to Philips Children's Medical Ventures-Youngwood Service. Any units that were shipped by consignees to their customers are to be retrieved and returned to Respironics. Consignees were also instructed to complete the enclosed Business Reply Form and Serial Number Reconciliation List and fax to Stericycle at 888-345-5369 or email to respironics1985@stericycle.com. For questions and additional information about the recall, contact Stericycle Customer Service by calling at 888-345-4630.
- Quantity
- 4,992 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Number 4002; Serial Numbers 3000033364 through 3000038740 and Model Number 4003; Serial Numbers 3000033364 through 3000038740.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K011597"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FLS
- Firm FEI
- 2518422
- Firm city
- Murrysville
- Firm state
- PA
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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