SunMed Holdings is recalling several brands of manual resuscitators, including AirFlow, BreathTech, Horizon, RescuMed, SafeSpot, STAT-Check, V-Care, and Curaplex models equipped with integrated manometers. These medical devices are used to provide ventilation to patients who are not breathing adequately, but a defect in the valve allows a "backwards leak" to occur. This leak can cause patients to breathe in their own exhaled carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of receiving fresh oxygen, which could lead to serious health complications. These devices were manufactured from September 21, 2018, to the present and distributed nationwide.
A backwards leak in the integrated manometer of the patient valve allows for the rebreathing of exhaled carbon dioxide. This failure to properly ventilate the patient can result in hypercapnia (excessive CO2 in the blood), hypoxia (insufficient oxygen), and potential respiratory failure.
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