Medical device manufacturer, Philips Healthcare, has issued a medical device safety alert concerning Trilogy Ventilators with model numbers T100, T200 and T202, shipped between 31 December 2013 and 30 January 2014.
The affected ventilators may contain a potentially defective component on the power management board which could affect the function of the Trilogy Ventilator. In the worst case scenario, failure of this component could result in loss of therapy with reduced alarm functionality. Loss of therapy for a patient on ventilator for life support could result in serious injury or death.
According to the manufacturer, there have been no reports of death or serious injury related to this potential problem.
The manufacturer advises customers to quarantine all affected devices, retrieve affected devices in use and replace them with an unaffected Trilogy Ventilator. Customers are advised to return all affected devices to the manufacturer who will arrange replacement of the products.
According to the local supplier, the affected products were distributed in Hong Kong.
If you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions.
Posted on 19 February 2014