FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Vyaire Medical: AirLife Resuscitation, Pediatric, with mask, 40inch oxygen reservoir tubing, pressure-relief valve, PEEP valve Product Usage: The AirLife Resuscitation devices are manual resuscitation devices that are used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing or cannot adequately breathe on their own.
- Recall number
- Z-1572-2018
- Recalling firm
- Vyaire Medical
- Product
- AirLife Resuscitation, Pediatric, with mask, 40inch oxygen reservoir tubing, pressure-relief valve, PEEP valve Product Usage: The AirLife Resuscitation devices are manual resuscitation devices that are used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing or cannot adequately breathe on their own.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-04-27
- Posted
- 2018-05-10
- Terminated
- 2019-05-09
- Reason
- The mask component on various lots of the resuscitation devices have been identified as having the potential to exhibit a sticking condition which may result in a difficult to/unable to disconnect condition of the mask from the elbow of the resuscitator.
- Root cause
- Component design/selection
- Action
- The firm, Vyaire Medical, sent an "URGENT RECALL NOTICE" letter on 04/27/2017 and again on 06/08/2017 for the expansion of the recall to its Customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to inspect current inventory on-hand and immediately perform a 1OO% physical inventory of the product to identify and be removed; complete and return the Customer Response Form by Fax to: (312) 949.0972 or email to:GMB-GLB-VSFieldActions@CareFusion.com.; destroy all affected product in accordance with your facility's destruction protocol; and for replacements, contact your distributor Armstrong Medical direct at (800)323.4220 x129. For any additional questions and support concerning this voluntary recall, please contact Customer Advocacy Analyst at (224) 706.6829 or email: Kristina.Scheppa@CareFusion.com.
- Quantity
- 720 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) and in the countries of Canada, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, and Europe.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Number: 2K8037. Lots: 0001002934, 0001007292
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- OEV
- Firm FEI
- 2050001
- Firm city
- Vernon Hills
- Firm state
- IL
- 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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