Respironics California Inc: Respironics Esprit Ventilator System, Model Number V1000 with Optional External Battery; Product Number: 1001456.

Recall number

Z-1813-2009

Recalling firm

Respironics California Inc

Product

Respironics Esprit Ventilator System, Model Number V1000 with Optional External Battery; Product Number: 1001456.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2009-04-22

Posted

2009-08-11

Terminated

2012-07-13

Reason

The recall was initiated because through routine product monitoring Respironics discovered that under certain conditions, when operating on AC line power, a portion of the current from the External Battery charger is erroneously diverted to the ventilator. When this occurs, the External Battery charger may not transition correctly. Prolonged operation in this condition results in overcharging and

Root cause

Device Design

Action

Respironics California, Inc. issued an "Urgent - Medical Device Field Correction" notice dated April 22, 2009. Customers were informed of the affected device including corrective actions taken by the firm. A Respironics representative will contact customers to schedule service of the device. Further questions can be addressed by contacting Respironics US Customer Service at 1-800-345-6443.

Quantity

508

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: United States, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, South Africa and Vietnam.

Lot, serial or model codes

Serial Numbers: VS2700460, VS2700540, VS2700542, VS2700557, VS2700564, VS2700581, VS2700584, VS2700585, VS2700134, VS2700140, VS2700547, VS2700573, VS2700127, VS2700632, VS2700633, VS2700634, VS2700676, VS2700690, VS2700693, VS2700647, VS2700641, VS2700678, VS2700679, VS2700517, VS2500580, VS2700596, VS2700599, VS2700606, VS2700910, VS2701416, VS2700536, VS2700550, VS2700551, VS2700553, VS2700561, VS2700122, VS2700123, VS2700124, VS2700125, VS2700201, VS2700399, VS2700409, VS2700410, VS2700411, VS2700414, VS2700417, VS2700662, VS2700923, VS2700927, VS2700432, VS2700438, VS2700440, VS2700441, VS2700442, VS2700331, VS2700332, VS2700336, VS2700359, VS2700390, VS2700556, VS2700563, VS2700459, VS2700318, VS2700319, VS2700320, VS2700321, VS2700119, VS2700209, VS2700610, VS2700646A, VS2700691, VS2700630, VS2700360, VS2700412, VS2700200, VS2700463, VS2700464, VS2700466, VS2700467, VS2700468, VS2700469, VS2700470, VS2700473, VS2700474, VS2700476, VS2700477, VS2700478, VS2700479, VS2700480, VS2700481, VS2700431, VS2700433, VS2700434, VS2700435, VS2700436, VS2700437, VS2700439, VS2700471, VS2700472, VS2700475, VS2700355, VS2700392, VS2700102, VS2700138, VS2700141, VS2700206, VS2700207, VS2700356, VS2700358, VS2700368, VS2700383, VS2700384, VS2700385, VS2700386, VS2700387, VS2700388, VS2700391, VS2700613, VS2700619, VS2700621, VS2700622, VS2700623, VS2700346, VS2700348, VS2700349, VS2700350, VS2700351, VS2700352, VS2700353, VS2700354, VS2700361, VS2700362, VS2700363, VS2700365, VS2700366, VS2700367, VS2700370, VS2700375, VS2700377, VS2700380, VS2700381, VS2700382, VS2700508, VS2700512, VS2700526, VS2700528, VS2700529, VS2700322, VS2700328, VS2700329, VS2700330, VS2700403, VS2700405, VS2700407, VS2700408, VS2700506, VS2700515, VS2700516, VS2700393, VS2700394, VS2700395, VS2700413, VS2700415, VS2700418, VS2700419, VS2700424, VS2700426, VS2700427, VS2700428, VS2700430, VS2700698, VS2700920, VS2701403, VS2701407, VS2700333, VS2700334, VS2700335, VS2700337, VS2700338, VS2700339, VS2700340, VS2700342, VS2700343, VS2700443, VS2700444, VS2700445, VS2700448, VS2700450, VS2700451, VS2700452, VS2700454, VS2700672, VS2700692, VS2700906, VS2700908, VS2700915, VS2701401, VS2701405, VS2701404, VS2700208, VS2700211, VS2700213, VS2700232, VS2700236, VS2700396, VS2700397, VS2700398, VS2700615, VS2700629, VS2700530, VS2700611, VS2700453, VS2700525, VS2700531, VS2700105, VS2700142, VS2700143, VS2700909, VS2700913, VS2700914, VS2700132, VS2700456, VS2700644, VS2700685, VS2700696, VS2700701, VS2700325, VS2700327, VS2700715, VS2700916, VS2700369, VS2700371, VS2700372, VS2700373, VS2700374, VS2700376, VS2700378, VS2700379, VS2700583, VS2700635, VS2700640, VS2700643, VS2700646, VS2700713, VS2700937, VS2701417, VS2700677, VS2700549, VS2700558, VS2700578, VS2700543, VS2700577, VS2700121, VS2700567, VS2700919, VS2700237, VS2700300, VS2700502, VS2700505, VS2700513, VS2700518, VS2700519, VS2700520, VS2700680, VS2700700, VS2700710, VS2700712, VS2700911, VS2700912, VS2700918, VS2700921, VS2700922, VS2700924, VS2700625, VS2700628, VS2700651, VS2700652, VS2700608, VS2700447, VS2700210, VS2700212, VS2700216,, VS2700217, VS2700218, VS2700219, VS2700220, VS2700221, VS2700222, VS2700223, VS2700224, VS2700225, VS2700227, VS2700228, VS2700229, VS2700230, VS2700120, VS2700130, VS2700131, VS2700133, VS2700111, VS2700113, VS2700115, VS2700202, VS2700203, VS2700234, VS2700235, VS2700301, VS2700302, VS2700303, VS2700304, VS2700305, VS2700306, VS2700307, VS2700308, VS2700309, VS2700310, VS2700311, VS2700312, VS2700313, VS2700314, VS2700315, VS2700316, VS2700317, VS2700657, VS2700658, VS2700659, VS2700667, VS2700668, VS2700687, VS2700901, VS2700902, VS2700903, VS2700904, VS2700907, VS2700527, VS2700539, VS2700541, VS2700554, VS2700555, VS2700589, VS2700590, VS2700597, VS2700600, VS2700601, VS2700602, VS2700603, VS2700604, VS2700598, VS2700609, VS2700612, VS2700586, VS2700587, VS2700588, VS2700595, VS2700716,, VS2700455, VS2700503, VS2700504, VS2700509, VS2700511, VS2700534, VS2700535, VS2700545, VS2700552, VS2700559, VS2700571, VS2700572, VS2700620, VS2700669, VS2700682, VS2700707, VS2700905, VS2700917, VS2700457, VS2700501, VS2700507, VS2700510, VS2700521, VS2700522, VS2700523, VS2700666, VS2700705, VS2700706, VS2700708, VS2700649, VS2700650, VS2700661, VS2700703, VS2700704, VS2700686, VS2700544, VS2700565, VS2700566, VS2700568, VS2700592, VS2700593, VS2700594, VS2700458, VS2700537, VS2700548, VS2700576, VS2700607, VS2700591, VS2700617, VS2700538, VS2700546, VS2700574, VS2700579, VS2700688, VS2700695, VS2700697, VS2700699, VS2700673, VS2700532, VS2700533, VS2700560, VS2700562, VS2700569, VS2700570, VS2700582, VS2700616, VS2700618, VS2700935, VS2700943, VS2700925, VS2700926, VS2700928, VS2700929, VS2700930, VS2700931, VS2700932, VS2700933, VS2700934, VS2700936, VS2700446, VS2700449, VS2700461, VS2700462, VS2700465, VS2701402, VS2701406, VS2700341, VS2700357, VS2700345, VS2700347, VS2700344, VS2700655, VS2700656, VS2700660, VS2700663, VS2700664, VS2700665, VS2700670, VS2700674, VS2700675,, VS2700683, VS2701653, VS2701655, VS2700204, VS2700205, VS2700214, VS2700215, VS2700684, VS2700694, VS2700118, VS2700714, VS2700231, VS2700233, VS2700401, VS2700402, VS2700404, VS2700406, VS2700420, VS2700421, VS2700422, VS2700423, VS2700702, VS2700938, VS2700109, VS2700126, VS2700129, VS2700135, VS2700136, VS2700137, VS2700139, VS2700654, VS2700671, VS2700719, VS2700108, VS2700389, VS2700614, VS2700626, VS2700627, VS2700128, VS2700689, VS2700717, VS2700718, VS2700709, VS2700711, VS2700939, VS2700940, VS2700941, VS2700942, VS2700636, VS2700637, VS2700638, VS2700639 and VS2700631.

510(k) numbers

["K001208","K034040","K041412","K051262","K981072"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

CBK

Firm FEI

2518422

Firm city

Carlsbad

Firm state

CA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

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

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