Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 27, 2022
Hamilton C6 Ventilator Recall: Loose Indicator Board May Cause Water Ingress
Hamilton Medical recalls C6 ventilators with serial numbers starting 5663-9590 due to loose status indicator board risking water ingress from disinfectants, potentially causing technical faults and unsafe breathing conditions.
Ventilator status indicator board can become loose, which could lead to water ingress (disinfectants) that may lead to technical fault alarms. Multiple technical faults in a short time may force ventilators into Safety Ventilation (blower runs constantly) or Ambient Sate (inspiratory channel/expiratory valves opened; patient breaths room air unassisted) with Panel connection lost message displayed
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📍Recalling firmHamilton Medical AGVia Crusch 8 · Bonaduz, Switzerland
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Hamilton Medical is recalling specific C6 intensive care ventilators because the status indicator board can become loose, allowing water from disinfectants to enter. This may cause repeated technical faults that could force the ventilator to switch to unsafe breathing modes, risking patient safety. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60419-hamilton-c6-ventilator-recall-loose-indicator-board-may-cause-water.
“Hamilton C6 Ventilator Recall: Loose Indicator Board May Cause Water Ingress.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60419-hamilton-c6-ventilator-recall-loose-indicator-board-may-cause-water. Based on FDA recall #Z-1525-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1525-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on June 27, 2022, that Hamilton Medical AG is recalling HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilators because a loose status indicator board can allow water ingress, potentially causing technical faults or unsafe ventilation modes. Owners should contact the company for repairs.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Hamilton Medical
Product: HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator
REF: 160021
UDI-DI: 07630002808590
Units affected: 358
The hazard
The ventilator status indicator board can become loose, which could lead to water ingress from disinfectants that may cause technical fault alarms. Multiple technical faults in a short time may force ventilators into Safety Ventilation or Ambient State with a Panel connection lost message displayed.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hamilton Medical AG has 11 other recalls on record since March 9, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Laborie Solar GI System Recall (May 21, 2026), the Baxter Blue Ventilator Adapter Module Recall (Feb. 18, 2026), and the ICU Medical Hotline Fluid Warming Set Recall (June 24, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the serial numbers listed in the recall notice (5663 to 9590). The ventilator model is the Hamilton C6 Intensive Care Ventilator with reference number 160021.
Brand
Hamilton Medical
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Ventilator Status
Inspect the status indicator board for looseness or signs of water damage.
Contact Manufacturer
Reach out to Hamilton Medical for guidance on next steps if the indicator board appears loose.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US nationwide distribution including Puerto Rico.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
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-1525-2022 (June 27, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1525-2022 to see it in context.
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