Hazard report. Flammable material introduced into draeger ventilator and anesthesia unit flow sensors could ignite, posing risks to patients.
In rare cases, when flammable material is introduced into the Spirolog or SpiroLife flow sensor used with Draeger Medical ventilators and anesthesia units, the material could ignite, posing the risk of patient injury or device damage. Users can reduce this risk by carefully inspecting circuit components before use, by not introducing flammable products into the circuit during use, and by strictly complying with the company's instructions to allow the sensors to dry completely following alcohol disinfection.
D000758:Anesthesia; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical