Draeger Medical is recalling 16,841 Perseus A500 Anesthesia Workstations because the devices can shut down unexpectedly while operating on battery power. This critical failure can occur without warning, immediately stopping the delivery of anesthesia and ventilation to patients. This recall affects workstations distributed nationwide and internationally; the company has initiated the recall via notification letters to affected facilities.
An unexpected shutdown of an anesthesia workstation during a procedure can cause an immediate loss of patient ventilation and anesthesia delivery. This poses a life-threatening risk of respiratory failure, brain injury due to lack of oxygen, or the patient regaining consciousness during surgery.
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