Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published April 17, 2023

Draeger VentStar Basic (P)180 Recall: Breathing Circuit Detachment Risk

Draeger Medical recalls VentStar Basic (P)180 ventilators due to risk of breathing circuit pieces detaching during use, potentially causing breathing issues.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1440-2023Medical device Draeger Medical ›

Use caution until it’s fixed

Glued connections of the breathing circuit can become loose before or during ventilation resulting in partial or complete detachment of pieces.

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Contact the company

Recalling firmDraeger Medical, Inc.3135 Quarry Rd · Telford, PA 18969-1042

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Draeger Medical is recalling VentStar Basic (P)180 ventilators because glued connections in the breathing circuit can become loose, leading to partial or complete detachment of pieces. This could cause breathing problems for patients using the device. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/58542-draeger-ventstar-basic-p-180-recall-breathing-circuit-detachment-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/58542-draeger-ventstar-basic-p-180-recall-breathing-circuit-detachment-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1440-2023

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“Draeger VentStar Basic (P)180 Recall: Breathing Circuit Detachment Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/58542-draeger-ventstar-basic-p-180-recall-breathing-circuit-detachment-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1440-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1440-2023%22&limit=1).

Draeger Medical, Inc. voluntarily recalled VentStar Basic (P)180 breathing circuits on April 17, 2023, according to the FDA. The glued connections can become loose, causing partial or complete detachment during ventilation. The recall involves 325 units distributed nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Draeger Medical
Product: VentStar Basic (P)180, MP00351
UDI-DI: 04048675422068
Lots: All lots

The hazard

The glued connections of the breathing circuit can become loose before or during ventilation, resulting in partial or complete detachment of pieces. The FDA classified this Class I recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Draeger Medical, Inc. has had 16 other recalls since March 1, 2018. Recent brand recalls include the Oct. 15, 2024, Atlan A300XL and A350 Anesthesia Workstation recalls for ventilator failure risk and the March 20, 2024, Perseus A5 recall for battery shutdown risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Nov. 10, 2025, ErgoStar CM 60 Airway Connector Recall and the ErgoStar CM and CM 40 Airway Connector Recalls for hose cracks.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the VentStar Basic (P)180 model with UDI-DI number 04048675422068. All lots of this product are affected.

Brand
Draeger Medical
Category
Medical device

FDA recall event · 22 products

All 22 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Domestic: US Nationwide Distribution.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
Z-1439-2023	Seattle PAP Plus, MP02260; UDI-DI: 04048675548904; All lots distributed prior to 03/20/2023 (lots other than 0367.2702.13).	32,050 untis
Z-1440-2023	VentStar Basic (P)180, MP00351; UDI-DI: 04048675422068; All lots.	325 units
Z-1441-2023	VentStar Basic (P)250, MP00352; UDI-DI: 04048675422051; All lots.	200 units
Z-1442-2023	VentStar Watertrap (P) 180, MP00361; UDI-DI: 04048675422013; All lots.	50 units
Z-1443-2023	VentStar Watertrap (P) 180 w/oLL, MP00362; UDI-DI: 04048675422006; All lots.	25 units
Z-1444-2023	VentStar Anesthesia WT (P)180, MP00374; UDI-DI: 04048675421948; All lots.	130 units
Z-1445-2023	VentStar breathing bag Set (P) 110, MP00384; UDI-DI: 04048675421870; All lots.	25 units
Z-1446-2023	ID Circuit Basic (P) 180, MP01340; UDI-DI: 04048675421870; All lots.	25 units
Z-1447-2023	VentStar Anesthesia (N) 180, MP00333; UDI-DI: 04048675422198; All lots.	N/A
Z-1448-2023	VentStar Basic (N) 180, MP00353; UDI-DI: 40048675422044; All lots.	1,725 units
Z-1449-2023	VentStar Watertrap (N) 180, MP00363; UDI-DI: 04048675421993; All lots.	125 units
Z-1450-2023	VentStar Bag Set (N) 110, MP00383; UDI-DI: 04048675421887; All lots.	375 units
Z-1451-2023	VentStar Coax (P) 150, MP00379; UDI-DI: 04048675421917; All lots.	280 units
Z-1452-2023	Anesthesia Circuit Kit Coax 1, MP02730; UDI-DI: 04048675412014; All lots.	200,900 units
Z-1453-2023	Anesthesia Circuit Kit Coax 3, MP02732; UDI-DI: 04048675412038; All lots.	329,294 units
Z-1454-2023	Ventstar Coax, MP03373; UDI-DI: 04048675545552; All lots.	2,380 units
Z-1455-2023	Ventstar Coax 180, MP03374; UDI-DI: 04048675545576; All lots.	18,160 units
Z-1456-2023	ID Coax 180, MP03375; UDI-DI: 04048675545590; All lots.	20 units
Z-1457-2023	Ventstar Coax 230, MP03376; UDI-DI: 04048675545613; All lots.	40 units
Z-1458-2023	Anesthesia Set Coax 180, MP03384; UDI-DI: 04048675552833; All lots.	20 units
Z-1459-2023	Set2Go Ventilation 12 (A), MP07968; UDI-DI: 04048675544739; All lots.	500 units
Z-1460-2023	Anesthesia Circuit Kit Coax HEPA, MP17102; UDI-DI: 04048675695622; All lots.	720 units

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Device Model
Identify if your ventilator is the VentStar Basic (P)180 with UDI-DI number 04048675422068.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

FDA distribution: “Domestic: US Nationwide Distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 17 months after the firm started it.

Apr 17, 2023Firm started the recall
May 17, 2023FDA classified it Class I
May 24, 2023Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Sep 3, 2024FDA terminated the recall

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

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/58542-draeger-ventstar-basic-p-180-recall-breathing-circuit-detachment-risk">Draeger VentStar Basic (P)180 Recall: Breathing Circuit Detachment Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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-1440-2023 (April 17, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1440-2023 to see it in context.
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