Hospitals have been warned hundreds of ventilators used to keep sedated patients alive are at risk of suddenly shutting down because of a fault, in some cases without warning.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, which said there were approximately 303 Philips Respironics V60 ventilators used in the UK, has warned hospitals over a delay in replacement parts arriving in the UK to fix the problem.
It has issued a safety alert to hospitals to make them aware of the increased risk.
The regulator said it had received one report of a ventilator suddenly shutting down but said there was no report of any injury to patients.
Source: The Independent, 23 September 2020
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