FDA: Class I recall of Drager Oxylog Emergency Transport Ventilators

Editor's Note

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 10 classified the recall of the Oxylog 2000 Plus, 3000, and 3000 plus Emergency Transport Ventilators by Drager Medical (Telford, Pennsylvania) as Class I, the most serious.

The recall was initiated because of an electrical issue that may cause the device to stop working if the control knobs are not used regularly.

Without intervention by the device operator, the patient may not receive enough oxygen, which could result in serious adverse health consequences, including injury or death.

Posted 02/10/2016] AUDIENCE: Risk Manager, Surgery, Nursing, Emergency Medicine ISSUE: Dräger is recalling the Oxylog Emergency Transport Ventilators because an electrical issue may cause the device to stop working if the control knobs (adjustment potentiometers) are not regularly used. See the Recall Notice for affected devices and catalog numbers.