Stop using nowMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 14, 2022
Baxter Compella Therapy Air Supply Unit Recall: Shock Risk from Power Cord Damage
Baxter Healthcare recalls Compella Therapy Air Supply Units due to potential power cord damage causing shock risk. Affected units have specific serial numbers; stop using immediately if you own one.
“Baxter Compella Therapy Air Supply Unit Recall: Shock Risk from Power Cord Damage.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61144-baxter-compella-therapy-air-supply-unit-recall-shock-risk-from. Based on FDA recall #Z-0821-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0821-2022%22&limit=1).
Baxter Healthcare Corporation recalled the Compella Therapy Air Supply Unit on Feb. 14, 2022, due to a potential shock hazard from exposed power conductors. The Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary Class II recall.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Baxter Healthcare
Product: Compella Therapy Air Supply Unit
UDI: 00887761013803
Quantity: 6022 units
The hazard
Potential damage to the power cord may cause the power conductors to be exposed, creating a risk of shock from the power mains.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Baxter Healthcare Corporation has 187 other recalls on record since Sept. 2, 2015. Other recent recalls include PRO+ MRS SURFACE FOR VERSACARE (Aug. 18, 2026), 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection (Aug. 17, 2026), and Dextrose 2000mL Bags (Aug. 17, 2026). Similar product recalls include GE Allia Moveo X-ray System (April 20, 2026), Steris AMSCO 7052HP Washer/Disinfector (Nov. 19, 2025), and GE Healthcare Carestation Anesthesia System Power Board (Nov. 14, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the serial number on the unit's label. Affected units have specific serial numbers starting with 00887761013803.
Brand
Baxter Healthcare
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 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 II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkmenistan, UAE, and UK.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-0820-2022
Compella Bariatric Bed System; All lots/serial numbers UDI information: Compella Bariatric Bed - 00887761000902
5186 units
Z-0821-2022
Compella Therapy Air Supply Unit; All lots/serial numbers UDI information: Compella Therapy Air Supply Unit - 00887761013803
6022 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Immediately
If you own a Compella Therapy Air Supply Unit with the serial number starting with 00887:1013803, stop using it right away.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4.4 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
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-0821-2022 (February 14, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0821-2022 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.
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