Reports of the Canister Carrier breaking during absorbent exchange or during anesthesia machine transit, causing a leak in the breathing circuit, which could cause hypoventilation in the patient.
Del Mar Reynolds Medical
Spacelabs has received reports of the Arkon Anesthesia Delivery System, Model 99999, shutting down without warning. The power supply has failed in a way that does not trigger the normal on battery alarms.
Reports of inaccurate low flow readings. Monitored inspiratory tidal volume (VTi) and expiratory tidal volume (Vte) measurements from the pediatric flow sensor are reporting out of specification low compared to the actual delivered volumes being administered to the patient.
The System may go into a controlled failed state if a series of parameters on the user interface are activated in a specific sequence.
Spacelabs Healthcare Ltd. of United Kingdom recalls , and Service Kits, Part Number 050-0659-00 and 050-0901-00. The Bag to-Vent switch in CAS I/II Absorbers may fail due to loose fastening hardware in an absorber.
Spacelabs ARKON Anesthesia System is recalled due to software defect. The System Status Computer may incorrectly determine that a communication error has occurred. If this situation occurs, a buzzer will activate and a yellow triangle will be displayed on the System Status Computer screen that alerts the user of this error.
A defect in CAS I/II Absorbers in the Spacelabs Anesthesia Workstations and Service Kits may cause a condition leading to an increase in the carbon dioxide concentration within the inspired gas being delivered to the patient.
The BleaseFocus Anesthesia Workstation and 700/900 Series Ventilators were shipped with manuals that describe a secondary O2 Supply Failure alarm which has not been incorporated into the system. The manuals were prematurely updated for a feature that is not yet available.