FDA recall Z-1813-2024 — Philips Respironics, Inc. is recalling BiPAP A40 Ventilators: BiPAP A40, Part Numbers 1111169 (US and OUS) and (OUS ONLY)1111170 1111171 1111173 1111174 1111175 1111177 1116156 1111170S BR1111169 CN1111169 IT1111169 R1111169 R1111177 R1116156 ; BiPAP A40 Pro, Part Numbers (OUS Only): ARX3100S19 AUX3100S19 BLX3100S19 BRX3100S18 CAX3100S12 CAX3100T12 DEX3100S13 EEX3100S19 ESX3100S19 FRX3100S14 GBX3100H19 GBX3100S19 IAX3100S19 INX3100H19 INX3100S19 ITX3100S21 SPX3100S19 ; BiPAP A40 EFL, Part Numbers (OUS Only): AUX3000S19 DEX2900S13 DEX3000S13 EEX3000S19 ESX3000S19 FRX3000S14 GBX3000S19 INX3000H19 ITX3000S21 (Devices, Class I). The enforcement record is RECORDED; the classification is a DETERMINATION (FDA's regulatory verdict); the boundary is INTERPRETATION (a recall ≠ harm to a specific person). Source: openFDA. CC0.
openFDA drug & device enforcement (recall) reports
openFDA drug & device enforcement (recall) reports — U.S. FDA
A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from openFDA drug & device enforcement (recall) reports — U.S. FDA; superseded when openFDA drug & device enforcement (recall) reports — U.S. FDA publishes its next release.
FDA classified recall Z-1813-2024 as Class I
The FDA assigned this recall Class I: Class I — the FDA judged there is a reasonable probability that use of the product would cause serious harm or death.. This is the FDA's official risk classification — its regulatory DETERMINATION of the hazard category (a verdict constituted by the FDA's recognition, occurred=FALSE), adjudged=TRUE because the FDA issued it. It is NOT a measurement of harm to any specific person.
U.S. FDA recall classification (openFDA enforcement)
occurred=FALSE: a regulatory DETERMINATION (an authority's classification/judgment) has NO material truthmaker independent of recognition — it is constituted by U.S. FDA recall classification (openFDA enforcement)'s say-so (a Searle institutional fact), not measured. adjudged=TRUE because U.S. FDA recall classification (openFDA enforcement) (an external authority) issued it. Distinct from a recorded measurement (which has an independent truthmaker) and from a modeled figure (a computed quantity, not a verdict). Challengeable; superseded if the authority reclassifies.
A recall is a RECORDED FDA enforcement action — the FDA logged that a firm is removing or correcting a product, classed by the FDA's risk judgment. It does NOT establish that any specific unit is affected or caused harm; causation is not established. This record informs and compares — it is NOT medical advice and does not tell anyone to start or stop a drug or device. For a medical decision, route to the FDA recall record and a licensed pharmacist or prescriber.
Atlas Commons L5 boundary (enforcement-action ≠ harm causation)
a recorded enforcement action, not proof of harm or causation; not medical advice
occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (an in-house reading, not an authority's verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. A flat representation would render this identically to the official facts; the four-status does not.
Ongoing — the recall is still being carried out.
Potential for devices to experience interruption/loss of therapy during a Ventilator Inoperative alarm. This may lead to hypoventilation, mild to severe hypoxemia, hypercarbia, respiratory failure/insufficiency, or potentially death in the most vulnerable patients.
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