Baxter issues correction for faulty vent
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:02 AM CST, Mon February 10, 2025
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Baxter Healthcare Corporation has issued a correction for its Life2000 Ventilator due to a nonconforming battery charger, which triggers a battery alarm and renders the ventilator inoperable, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The recall involves correcting devices and does not involve removing them from where they are used or sold. Affected devices include these model numbers and unique device identifiers: REF BT-20-0002|UDI/DI 00887761978201; REF BT-20-0002A and REF BT-20-0002AP|UDI/DI 00887761981638; MS-01-0118|UDI/DI 00887761978089; and MS-01-0118|UDI/DI 00815410020537. Baxter recommends always having an alternate means of ventilation or oxygen therapy available. The company says the issue is a result of a failed crimping operation during manufacturing that caused the crimp to puncture the insulation of the charger connector, thus resulting in an audible and visual alarm, which when engaged makes the ventilator inoperable. There have been no reported injuries. There have been no reports of death.
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