Hamilton Medical AG Recalls Hamilton-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator Lawsuits

Hamilton-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator Lawsuits

According to a recall announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilators have been identified as a Class I Recall. Class I Recalls are the most severe type of recall because the product is linked to serious injuries and fatalities. The HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilators were distributed from August 31, 2017, until May 20, 2022. The infant, intensive care ventilators are being recalled because the ventilator’s status indicator board can become loose, allowing water to enter and causing the unit to fail. Should the ventilator fail, the infant could suffer a lack of oxygen, leading to brain injury or death.

The HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator provides breathing support or mechanical ventilation to neonatal infants, babies, children, and adult patients. The ventilators provide ventilation invasively through a tube in the nose, mouth, or trachea and non-invasively through a breathing mask that is placed over the patient’s nose, mouth, or face. HAMILTON-C6 ventilators are used by trained healthcare personnel under the supervision and direction of a physician.

Hamilton Medical AG has initiated the HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator recall after receiving several customer complaints. The recall states that the device’s hardware issue involves the ventilator’s status indicator board. When the status indicator board becomes loose, it permits liquid to leak onto the ventilator’s main board. Then the ventilator can sustain a technical fault reverting to a safety ventilation mode or ambient state, causing the patient to breathe ambient room air without assistance or support from the ventilator. If an alternative source of ventilation is not provided immediately, the patient may suffer interrupted ventilation leading to brain injury (hypoxia), carbon dioxide buildup in the blood (hypercarbia), serious injuries, or death. So far, there have been more than 128 complaints associated with this issue.

Who Could Be Affected By the Recall?

• Healthcare professionals who use the HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilators.
• Patients who use the affected HAMILTON-C6 Intensive Care Ventilators.

Hamilton Medical AG published a Field Safety Notice to service engineers, healthcare facilities, and distributors concerning the recall. The Field Safety Notice recommends the following actions:

• Check recalled ventilators and notify the distributor if the status indicator board has loosened.
• If a loose status indicator board has been detected, the front housing will be replaced to stop water ingress.
  • The board will be replaced quickly to avoid any danger to patients.
• Always maintain alternative means of ventilation.
• Complete and send in the confirmation sheet that is included with the notice.

Medical professionals and patients affected by these devices are urged to notify the FDA’s MedWatch by online form, Fax, or regular mail.

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