Philips V60 Ventilators with Power Management PCBA part number 1055906

Solder connection failure on Power Management printed circuit board assembly of ventilators may cause 1) Blower to lose power, spool down, and trigger visual and audible High Priority Check Vent alarm indicating a need for alternative ventilation, or 2) Intermittent connection may disrupt expected operation and trigger unexpected shutdown without alarm. Failures may lead to hypercarbia/hypoxemia

On 03/05/20 Urgent Medical Device Correction Field Safety Notices were mailed to customers. Customers were informed that it is not necessary to remove affected V60 ventilators from service due to the rarity of these failure modes. Customers were asked to do the following: From the Operator's Manual: 1. Use an external O2 monitor/analyzer and set the ventilator alarm thresholds appropriately. 2. Promptly attend to all alarms presented by the ventilator. 3. Ensure that an alternative means of ventilation is available whenever the ventilator is in use. Additional directions: 4. Follow the above procedure to determine whether the V60 ventilator is affected by this correction without interrupting therapy. 5. If a V60 ventilator experiences a shutdown, disconnect the patient and immediately start ventilation with an alternate device. Contact a local customer service contact to report the failure and to schedule corrective maintenance. 6. Acknowledge receipt of this notification by fax or e-mail. The firm notified customers that once Power Management PCBAs are available, you will be contacted by your approved service provider to schedule a corrective maintenance to replace the Power Management PCBA at a time when the ventilator will not be in use. In addition, customers were asked to review the information with all staff members who need to be aware of the contents of the communication. Retain a copy of this notice and include with the equipment Instructions for Use. Distributors were informed: It is imperative that all end-users with affected Ventilators listed in the "AFFECTED PRODUCTS" section of this FSN, receive this Medical Device Correction notice. Because the firm sells these products through distributors, including your organization, we may not have the information to contact all users. Therefore, send a copy of the attached Field Safety Notice to any customer to whom you have distributed one of the affected devices. Note: the firm has sen