CLASS I Device recall · Reported 8 Jun 2022 · FDA Enforcement Report
In-Line ventilator adaptor recalled by Baxter Healthcare
Baxter Healthcare is recalling In-Line ventilator adaptor, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 26 Apr 2022 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1139-2022
- FDA event ID
- 90061
- Recalling firm
- Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 26 Apr 2022
- FDA classified
- 30 May 2022
- Reported
- 8 Jun 2022
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- CPAP & Ventilators
Timeline
| 26 Apr 2022 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 30 May 2022 | Classified by FDA | +34 days |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
There is a potential of reduced oxygenation or pneumothorax/barotrauma to occur when the Volara system is used with in-line ventilator in home care environment.
Product as listed by the FDA
In-Line ventilator adaptor
Where it was distributed
US Nationwide distribution in the states of TX, FL, VA, KY, CA, AZ, WI, IL, NC, OH, MI, MS, MO, MN, AL, TN, SD, OK, NV, NJ, IN, CO, GA, WA, PA, IA, NE, NM, SC, ND, KS, WV, OR.
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Questions about this recall
Is In-Line ventilator adaptor recalled?
Yes. Baxter Healthcare recalled In-Line ventilator adaptor on 26 Apr 2022. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number Z-1139-2022.
Why was it recalled?
There is a potential of reduced oxygenation or pneumothorax/barotrauma to occur when the Volara system is used with in-line ventilator in home care environment.
Which lots are affected?
M07937 MODULE, OPTIMUS HANDSET 2; UDI-DI: 00887761984622. Manufacturing dates October 17, 2019 to present.
Where was it sold?
US Nationwide distribution in the states of TX, FL, VA, KY, CA, AZ, WI, IL, NC, OH, MI, MS, MO, MN, AL, TN, SD, OK, NV, NJ, IN, CO, GA, WA, PA, IA, NE, NM, SC, ND, KS, WV, OR.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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