Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor, Battery Packs Model Number - 016400, 010520. Battery Pack used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor. The battery pack powers the monitor when AC power is not available or when monitoring is required during intra-hospital transfer of patients. The Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p is a combined capnograph/pulse oximeter monitor and its accessories are intended to provide professionally trained

Medtronic Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions Announces a Voluntary Recall of a Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor Due to the Battery Pac…

Recall #: Z-1577-2016
Affected scope: 9,817 batteries (8,170 with monitors and 1,647 as spare parts)
Initiated: April 13, 2016

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Medtronic recalled Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor, Battery Pa… - a critical-severity action.

Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor, Battery Pa… was recalled by Medtronic in May 18, 2016. Reason: Medtronic Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions Announces a Voluntary Recall of a Battery Pack Used with the Cap…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1577-2016 with the FDA Devices before acting.

The recall

Medtronic issued this critical-severity FDA Devices recall-Medtronic Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions Announces a Voluntary Recall of a Battery Pack Used with the Cap….

Critical
severity level: Class I
classification: May 18, 2016
reported

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Recall Insight

This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

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Where this agency-classified recall sits among FDA Class I/II/III notices

Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified high severity.

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Product description

Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor, Battery Packs Model Number - 016400, 010520. Battery Pack used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor. The battery pack powers the monitor when AC power is not available or when monitoring is required during intra-hospital transfer of patients. The Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p is a combined capnograph/pulse oximeter monitor and its accessories are intended to provide professionally trained health care providers with continuous, non-invasive measurement and monitoring of carbon dioxide concentration of the expired and inspired breath and respiration rate, and with continuous non-invasive monitoring of functional oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin (SpO2) and pulse rate. It is intended for use with neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in hospitals, hospital-type facilities, and intra-hospital transport environments

Reason for recall

Medtronic Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions Announces a Voluntary Recall of a Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor Due to the Battery Pack Might Experience Thermal Runaway with the Potential of Fire Risk to the Monitor.

Recall Profile

Structured summary of the FDA Devices recall record
Attribute	Value
Agency	U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Severity class	Critical (Class I)
Status	Terminated
Recall number	Z-1577-2016
Date reported	May 18, 2016
Date initiated	April 13, 2016
Recalling firm	Medtronic
Firm location	Boulder, CO
Affected scope	9,817 batteries (8,170 with monitors and 1,647 as spare parts)
Distribution	Nationwide Distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. Product was …

Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on May 18, 2016. Severity: Critical. Recall number: Z-1577-2016.

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Distribution: Nationwide Distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. Product was also distributed worldwide. There is 1 VA customer..

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