Philips Respironics V60 Plus Ventilator
Medical device recall Z-0915-2021. 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
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 2 states named
- 682 systems (Amended on 07/29/2021 - 15,185 U.S. systems for faceplate replacement) 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?
Potential issues with ventilator navigation ring interface and liquid ingress: 1) The navigation ring may become inoperative or operate intermittently; 2) The navigation ring may cause ventilator parameter values to change erratically during setting entries and adjustments.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Philips Respironics V60 Plus Ventilator Part Number 1138747 - Product Usage: intended to be used only with various combinations of Respironics-recommended patient circuits, interfaces (masks), humidifiers, and other accessories.
682 systems (Amended on 07/29/2021 - 15,185 U.S. systems for faceplate replacement), in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Model: V60 Plus Part Number: 1138747 V60 Plus Ventilator, US Serial Numbers: 100360666 100363973 100365901 100365983 100365987 100366525 100366542 100367657 100367660 100367732 100370559 100371789 100371876 100371995 100372119 100372901…
Every code shown here, 1,997 characters
Model: V60 Plus Part Number: 1138747 V60 Plus Ventilator, US Serial Numbers: 100360666 100363973 100365901 100365983 100365987 100366525 100366542 100367657 100367660 100367732 100370559 100371789 100371876 100371995 100372119 100372901 100372903 100373102 100373106 100373116 100373117 100374141 100374143 100374149 100374168 100374169 100374171 100374236 100374238 100374283 100374285 100374287 100374291 100374406 100374410 100374453 100374456 100374458 100374459 100376350 100376351 100377022 100377275 100377278 100377304 100377307 100377315 100377334 100378833 100378838 100379236 100379341 100379350 100379351 100379352 100379368 100379432 100379438 100379462 100379465 100380046 100380441 100381016 100381020 100381021 100381023 100381024 100381025 100381029 100381049 100382407 100382409 100382413 100382428 100382429 100382432 100382433 100382436 100382439 100382440 100382446 100382448 100382450 100382454 100382460 100382463 100382468 100382469 100382472 100382479 100382481 100382482 100382486 100382491 100382492 100382494 100382496 100382503 100382507 100382509 100382522 100382526 100382529 100382531 100382547 100382548 100384413 100384416 100384680 100384706 100384707 100384710 100384713 100384715 100384717 100384723 100384732 100384735 100384742 100384743 100384747 100384759 100384763 100385374 100385409 100385416 100385421 100385424 100385432 100385437 100385458 100385499 100386092 100386113 100386133 100386142 100386157 100386161 100386162 100386163 100386180 100386181 100386192 100386194 100386196 100386198 100386199 100386205 100386221 100386226 100389961 100389962 100389964 100389978 100389979 100390065 100392648 100392657 100392800 100392808 100392810 100392811 100392815 100392825 100392826 100392828 100392833 100392838 100392840 100392843 100392848 100392850 100392853 100392854 100392855 100392857 100392861 100392862 100392866 100392870 100392871 100392872 100392873 100392874 100392880 100392881 100392883 100392893 100392895 100392901 100392904 100392910…
FDA’s list runs to 50,198 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 - US Nationwide including Guam and Puerto Rico; 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
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
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?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, 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 Nov 2, 2020.
- FDA classified it on Jan 22, 2021.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Feb 3, 2021.
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 50,198 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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