Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published August 19, 2022
Covidien Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator Recall: Gas Supply Failure Risk
Covidien recalls Puritan Bennett 560 ventilators with specific serial numbers due to potential gas supply failure from manufacturing errors in turbine components. Affected units may become inoperable outside the US.
Medtronic has confirmed six reports from customers outside the US where the ventilator became inoperable due to loss of gas supply caused by manufacturing error of specific turbine components.
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📍Recalling firmCovidien Llc15 Hampshire St · Mansfield, MA 02048-1113
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Covidien is recalling Puritan Bennett 560 ventilators with certain serial numbers because manufacturing errors in turbine components could cause the ventilator to stop working due to gas supply loss. This risk is reported in six international cases where ventilators became inoperable. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60136-covidien-puritan-bennett-560-ventilator-recall-gas-supply-failure-risk.
“Covidien Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator Recall: Gas Supply Failure Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60136-covidien-puritan-bennett-560-ventilator-recall-gas-supply-failure-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1775-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1775-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on August 19, 2022, that Covidien LLC voluntarily recalled Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilators due to a manufacturing error causing loss of gas supply. The hazard involves the ventilator becoming inoperable.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Covidien
Product: Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator, PB560
CFN: 4096600
UDI-DI: 10884521196377
Serial Numbers: 40966N7229, 40966N7231, 40966N7334, 40966N7335, 40966N7340
The hazard
Medtronic confirmed six reports from customers outside the US where the ventilator became inoperable due to loss of gas supply caused by a manufacturing error of specific turbine components.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Covidien LLC has 52 other recalls on record since August 7, 2017. Recent brand recalls include the May 13, 2026 EndoFLIP System recall regarding incorrectly flagged expired catheters and the April 23, 2026 Mon-a-Therm Temperature Probe recall for lack of FDA clearance. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Draeger Atlan A350 Anesthesia Workstation Recall (May 7, 2026), the Draeger Atlan A350XL Anesthesia Workstation Recall (May 7, 2026), and the Ventec V+Pro Ventilator Recall (March 25, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your ventilator has a serial number starting with 40966N followed by 7229, 7231, 7334, 7335, or 7340. The device is sold under the brand name Puritan Bennett 560.
Brand
Covidien
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Serial Number
Verify your ventilator's serial number matches the affected numbers listed: 40966N7229, 40966N7231, 40966N7334, 40966N7335, or 40966N7340.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in D.C., and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Domestic distribution to one customer in Washington, D.C. Foreign distribution worldwide.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: District of Columbia.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 40 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-1775-2022 (August 19, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1775-2022 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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.
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