Ventilator, Emergency, Manual (Resuscitator)

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

• 2026-06-18Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  Giraffe Stand-alone Infant Resuscitation System; Powered emergency ventilator (resuscitator) Product identifiers: 2082663-001, 2082663-002, M1241424 Product impacted only if service blender M1091607-R was installed during the last Preventative Maintenance

  Blender knob shaft can loosen, which can affect the delivered oxygen concentration. The system can deliver an oxygen concentration that does not match the intended concentration set by the user, potentially resulting in hypoxia or hyperoxia in the patient.

• 2025-08-13Open, ClassifiedEquipment maintenance

  Ambu SPUR II Labeled as the following: 1 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator, Adult, Catalog Number: 523211000 2 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator w/Mercury Filter, Adult, Catalog Number: 523611051 3 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Adult, Catalog Number: 523611057 4 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Adult, Catalog Number: 524611000 5 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator, Pop-off open 40 ,w/PEEP Valve 20, Adult, Catalog Number: 524611001 6 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator w/PEEP Valve 20, Adult, Catalog Number: 524611011 7 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator w/Pressure Limiting Valve, Adult, Catalog Number: 524611031 8 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator w/Pressure Limiting Valve, Adult, Catalog Number: 524611047 9 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Adult, Catalog Number: 524611051 10 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator w/10 O2 tube & Manometer, Catalog Number: 530200016 11 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530212000 12 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530212001 13 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530213000 14 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530213001 15 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530213011 16 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator w/Manometer, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530213030 17 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530213031 18 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530213048 19 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530214000 20 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530613000 21 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator w/Manometer & PEEP Valve 20, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530613031 22 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530613071 23 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator w/PEEP Valve 20,Manometer & CO2 Detector, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530613831 24 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530614017 25 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator w/Manometer, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530614030 26 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator w/CO2 Detector, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530614800 27 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, INF& TOD W/Manometer, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530615030 28 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 530619031 29 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator w/Expiratory Filter, Manometer PEEP Valve, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531600051 30 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531613000 31 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531613001 32 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531613010 33 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531613031 34 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531613047 35 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number:531613051 36 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531614026 37 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number: 531638000 38 SPUR II Adult Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Adult, Catalog Number: 523611051E 39 SPUR II Pediatric Resuscitator, Single Patient Use Resuscitator, Pediatric, Catalog Number:530213000B The Ambu SPUR II Resuscitator is a single patient use resuscitator intended for pulmonary resus

  Potential for the manometer port being blocked rendering the manometer non-functional.

• 2025-05-30Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  Adult Manual Resuscitator with Medium Adult Mask, Bag REservoir, Filter, Manometer and 7 ft Oxygen Tubing, REF CPRM1116F

  Affected lots were manufactured with B/V Filter incorrectly attached to the wrong port (patient port instead of the exhalation port). If not noticed prior to patient use, there would be interruption or delay in patient resuscitation, which may lead to life threatening consequences, including hypoxia, hypercapnia, organ failure, and death.

• 2024-02-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  AirLife Adult Manual Resuscitator, Oxygen Reservoir Bag, without Mask, REF 2K8000,

  Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification components. Device failure may cause improper ventilation or no ventilation that may result in hypoventilation or hypoxia, and potentially lead to death. The mold/tooling used to produce the affected component was replaced in 2017.

• 2024-02-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  AirLife Adult Manual Resuscitator, 40" (1.0m) Oxygen Reservoir Tubing, without Mask, REF 2K8001

  Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification components. Device failure may cause improper ventilation or no ventilation that may result in hypoventilation or hypoxia, and potentially lead to death. The mold/tooling used to produce the affected component was replaced in 2017.

• 2024-02-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  AirLife Adult Manual Resuscitator, Oxygen Reservoir Bag, Expiratory Filter, REF 2K8004F

  Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification components. Device failure may cause improper ventilation or no ventilation that may result in hypoventilation or hypoxia, and potentially lead to death. The mold/tooling used to produce the affected component was replaced in 2017.

• 2024-02-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  AirLife Adult Manual Resuscitator, Oxygen Reservoir Bag, Adult Mask, CO2 Detector, REF 2K8004C2

  Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification components. Device failure may cause improper ventilation or no ventilation that may result in hypoventilation or hypoxia, and potentially lead to death. The mold/tooling used to produce the affected component was replaced in 2017.

• 2024-02-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  AirLife Adult Manual Resuscitator, 40" (1.0m) Oxygen Reservoir Tubing, Adult Mask, REF 2K8005

  Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification components. Device failure may cause improper ventilation or no ventilation that may result in hypoventilation or hypoxia, and potentially lead to death. The mold/tooling used to produce the affected component was replaced in 2017.

• 2024-02-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  AirLife Adult Manual Resuscitator, 40" (1.0m) Oxygen Reservoir Tubing, Adult Mask, Expiratory Filter, REF 2K8005F

  Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification components. Device failure may cause improper ventilation or no ventilation that may result in hypoventilation or hypoxia, and potentially lead to death. The mold/tooling used to produce the affected component was replaced in 2017.

• 2024-02-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  AirLife Adult Manual Resuscitator, 40" (1.0 m) Oxygen Reservoir Tubing, Adult Mask, CO2 Detector, REF 2K8005C2

  Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification components. Device failure may cause improper ventilation or no ventilation that may result in hypoventilation or hypoxia, and potentially lead to death. The mold/tooling used to produce the affected component was replaced in 2017.