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Ventec Pediatric Oxygen Breathing Package Recall: Spiral Wrap Detachment Risk

Ventec recalls pediatric oxygen breathing packages with spiral wrap that may detach during use, risking leaks or occlusions that could cause serious injury or death, especially for ventilator-dependent patients.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1070-2024Medical deviceVentec ›
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Recalling firmVentec Life Systems, Inc.22002 26th Ave Se · Bothell, WA 98021-4903
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Ventec is recalling pediatric oxygen breathing packages that may detach during use, potentially causing leaks or blockages in the breathing circuit. This poses a serious risk of injury or death, particularly for patients who rely on ventilators. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/56369-ventec-pediatric-oxygen-breathing-package-recall-spiral-wrap-detachment-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/56369-ventec-pediatric-oxygen-breathing-package-recall-spiral-wrap-detachment-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1070-2024

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“Ventec Pediatric Oxygen Breathing Package Recall: Spiral Wrap Detachment Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56369-ventec-pediatric-oxygen-breathing-package-recall-spiral-wrap-detachment-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1070-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1070-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Jan. 9, 2024, that Ventec Life Systems, Inc. is recalling the VOCSN Patient Breathing Package (Pediatric, Active, Oxygen, Blue) REF PRT-01013-000 with pouch REF PRT-00802-001 due to a Class I hazard. The bonded spiral wrap may detach, causing occlusions or leaks that could result in serious injury or death.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Ventec
  • Product: VOCSN Patient Breathing Package (Pediatric, Active, Oxygen, Blue)
  • Part Number: PRT-01013-000
  • Pouch Part Number: PRT-00802-001
  • Lot Number: 220922
  • Pack Slip Lot Number: 257337
  • Quantity: 250 breathing circuits

The hazard

According to the FDA, the bonded spiral wrap may detach before or during ventilation due to a manufacturing issue. Detachment can compromise structural integrity and performance, resulting in occlusions or leaks of the breathing circuit which may cause serious injury or death. The risk is increased for ventilator-dependent patients.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Ventec Life Systems, Inc. has had five other recalls since May 10, 2021. Other recent recalls of similar products include Baxter Blue Ventilator Adapter Module Recall (Feb. 18, 2026), Medline Breathing Circuits Recall (July 13, 2026), and Medline Hudson RCI Breathing Circuits Recall (July 13, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the package with part number PRT-01013-000 and pouch part number PRT-00802-001. This product was sold with the VOCSN Unified Respiratory System for ventilator support.

  • Brand
    Ventec
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Immediately stop using the recalled breathing package as it may detach and cause serious injury or death.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 8 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: yesHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “U.S.: CA, CO, FL, HI, IN, MO, NC, and WA O.U.S.: Japan” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 57 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 9, 202412. FDA classified it Class I: Feb 23, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 6, 202432024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1070-2024 (January 9, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1070-2024 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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