Philips Respironics V60 Ventilator
Medical device recall Z-0899-2021. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Feb 3, 2021.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Feb 3, 2021. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 54 states named
- 481 systems how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Ventilator may experience potential issues with the backup battery failures: 1) if the battery is allowed to over discharge, or 2) if the ventilator is stored for an extended period of time without being plugged into AC power.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Philips Respironics V60 Ventilator Part Number DU1053617 - Product Usage: intended to be used only with various combinations of Respironics-recommended patient circuits, interfaces (masks), humidifiers, and other accessories.
481 systems, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Model: V60 Ventilator, Part Number DU1053617 V60 Ventilator, Us Demo Unit Serial Numbers: 100002908 100002911 100002913 100002914 100002916 100002959 100003001 100003003 100003005 100003007 100003018 100003046 100003052 100003081 100003674…
Every code shown here, 2,000 characters
Model: V60 Ventilator, Part Number DU1053617 V60 Ventilator, Us Demo Unit Serial Numbers: 100002908 100002911 100002913 100002914 100002916 100002959 100003001 100003003 100003005 100003007 100003018 100003046 100003052 100003081 100003674 100003675 100003685 100003689 100003728 100003736 100003757 100003909 100003910 100003913 100003916 100003918 100003919 100004032 100004033 100004077 100004081 100004120 100004122 100004123 100004124 100004125 100004127 100004128 100004131 100004320 100004322 100004323 100004324 100004325 100004508 100004542 100004543 100004545 100004547 100004549 100004550 100004553 100004554 100004555 100004556 100004557 100004558 100004620 100004621 100004622 100004623 100004624 100004625 100004626 100004627 100004982 100004983 100004984 100004985 100004986 100004987 100004988 100004992 100004994 100004995 100004999 100005110 100005116 100005117 100005141 100005147 100005150 100005239 100005241 100005242 100005247 100005251 100005334 100005338 100005347 100005388 100005486 100005489 100005491 100005595 100005690 100005697 100005699 100005987 100006282 100006368 100006884 100006887 100006892 100006893 100006932 100006934 100007044 100007345 100007635 100007712 100008137 100008145 100008148 100008354 100008359 100008422 100008425 100008432 100008644 100008650 100008657 100008854 100008943 100008999 100009000 100009087 100009097 100009098 100009334 100009776 100009856 100009858 100009960 100009973 100010102 100010167 100010202 100010205 100010232 100010518 100011305 100011778 100012044 100012282 100012284 100012290 100012291 100012358 100012542 100012545 100012770 100012896 100012968 100013483 100013600 100013629 100013665 100013666 100013673 100013674 100013675 100015786 100016534 100017356 100024283 100024300 100025783 100025793 100025947 100026813 100026818 100026825 100026948 100027405 100027421 100027744 100029670 100029674 100029677 100029679 100029680 100029682 100029687 100029696 100029698 100029831 100029834 100029836 100029837 100029840…
FDA’s list runs to 4,899 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, Guam, HI, IA, ID, 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, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. The countries of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, ST. Pier Miquel, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis Futuna, and Zambia.
The states and territories these words name
54 states and territories.
Every one of them
- Alaska
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- American Samoa
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Oct 30, 2020.
- FDA classified it on Jan 22, 2021.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Feb 3, 2021.
- FDA terminated it on Sep 19, 2024.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Respironics California, LLC, of Carlsbad, CA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 4,899 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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