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VOCSN V+O+C+S+N+Pro, Japanese (REF PRT-00490-100)Recalls & reported problems

Ventec Life Systems, Inc. · V+O+C+S+N+Pro, Japanese: The VOCSN Unified Respiratory System is intended to provide continuous or intermittent ventilatory support for the care of individuals who require mechanical ventilation. It may be used in invasive and non- invasive applications. The VOCSN is intended for pediatric through adult patients weighing at least 5 kg. It is intended for use in home, hospital, institutional and transport settings, including portable applications. The integral oxygen concentrator is intended for the administration of supplemental oxygen. The integral suction pump is intended for airway fluid removal and oral/ pharyngeal hygiene. The integral cough assist option is intended for patients who are additionally unable to cough or clear secretions effectively. www.VentecLife.com · Class 2

All models of VOCSN (17)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Quick summary

This Ventec VOCSN ventilator provides breathing support, oxygen, suction and cough assist for pediatric through adult patients in home, hospital and transport settings. The 32 reports mostly describe output and alarm problems — devices rebooting on their own, showing circuit disconnect or low pressure alarms, or delivering oxygen and pressure levels different from what was set. No deaths and one injury are reported. One open recall from May 2021 covers ventilators that can shut down or lose blower function while in use because of a component failure.

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Adverse event reports
32
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 32 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00855573007761), received between Feb 8, 2023 and Jun 30, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 31 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Output Problem” (27 reports).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K162877); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 1 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 1 reportsMar 2024: 2 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 1 reportsJun 2024: 1 reportsJul 2024: 3 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 1 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 3 reportsSep 2025: 2 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 1 reportsJan 2026: 2 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 1 reportsMay 2026: 1 reportsJun 2026: 1 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520263
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Recalls naming this device

  1. May 10, 2021Class IIOpen, Classified

    Due to a component failure, ventilators may unexpectedly shut down or have a loss of blower function while in patient use. The shutdown potentially prevents the ventilator from providing ventilation therapy.

    Z-1902-2021 · Root cause: Device Design · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Output Problem27
  • Connection Problem2
  • Unexpected Shutdown2
  • Display or Visual Feedback Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions32

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 32 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJun 30, 2026Output Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE NEEDED SERVICE. UPON EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, VENTEC OBSERVED THAT IT WAS DISPLAYING THE PATIENT CIRCUIT DISCONNECT ALARM. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25673982 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 14, 2026Unexpected Shutdown

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS REBOOTING BY ITSELF. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25178833 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 9, 2026Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS DELIVERING HIGHER THAN SET PEEP (POSITIVE-END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24837912 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 12, 2026Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS PROVIDING LOW FIO2 (FRACTION OF INSPIRED OXYGEN) READINGS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24049353 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 6, 2026Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS PROVIDING LOW FIO2 (FRACTION OF INSPIRED OXYGEN) READINGS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23984998 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 12, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS DISPLAYING THE PATIENT CIRCUIT DISCONNECT ALARM. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23796887 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE'S EXHALED TIDAL VOLUME (VTE) LEVELS WERE LOW, AND THAT IT HAD DISPLAYED A LOW INSPIRATORY PRESSURE ALARM. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23080590 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE), RESULTING IN LOWER PEEP THAN SET. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22947070 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 25, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE VENTILATOR MEASURED LOWER PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE) THAN SET AND THAT ITS EXHALED TIDAL VOLUME (VTE) LEVELS WERE LOW. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVICE HAD DISPLAYED A PATIENT CIRCUIT DISCONNECT ALARM. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22885006 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS DELIVERING HIGHER THAN SET PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22790282 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 11, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS DELIVERING LOWER THAN SET PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22779516 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE HAD AN UNSTABLE PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE) WHICH RESULTED IN A HIGHER PEEP THAN SET. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21978447 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 18, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE'S INSPIRATORY PRESSURE WAS LOW. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19774543 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 10, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE VENTILATOR MEASURED LOWER PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE) THAN SET. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19713156 ↗
  • InjuryJul 9, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE HAD STOPPED VENTILATING DURING PATIENT USE. VENTEC ASKED THE ASP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WAS PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING: ¿WHEN THE NURSE WENT TO THE PATIENT'S ROOM AFTER THE ALARM FOR DECREASED VENTILATION VOLUME AND LOW PRESSURE OCCURRED, SHE CONFIRMED THAT THE MONITOR READING WAS "0". SHE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT VENTILATION HAD STOPPED. SHE STARTED VENTILATION WITH AN AMBU VENTILATOR AND REPLACED IT WITH AN ALTERNATIVE VENTILATOR. THE PATIENT SUFFERED NO HARMED [SIC].¿ THE ASP FURTHER INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE HAD LOGGED MULTIPLE ALARMS, INCLUDING PATIENT CIRCUIT DISCONNECT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED ISSUE. HOWEVER, MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT/DAMAGE TO THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19706434 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 21, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE NEEDED SERVICE. UPON EVALUATION, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DEVICE WAS MEASURING LOWER PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE) THAN SET, AND WAS DELIVERING LOW EXHALED TIDAL VOLUME (VTE). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19590194 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 17, 2024Connection Problem; Connection Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE NEEDED SERVICE. DURING THE DEVICE'S EVALUATION, VENTEC OBSERVED THAT IT HAD PREVIOUSLY LOGGED MULTIPLE PATIENT CIRCUIT DISCONNECT ALARMS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19347330 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 30, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE VENTILATOR MEASURED LOWER PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE) THAN SET. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19218195 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 28, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED TO VENTEC THAT THE VENTILATOR WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE) AND THAT IT'S RESPIRATORY RATE WAS FLUCTUATING, RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED BREATH RATE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19000633 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 6, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE VENTILATOR MEASURED LOWER PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE) THAN SET. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18852707 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 23, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE'S EXHALED TIDAL VOLUME (VTE) LEVELS WERE LOW. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18773757 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 17, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED TO VENTEC THAT THE VENTILATOR WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PEEP (POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18530361 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 20, 2023Connection Problem; Connection Problem

    AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) CONTACTED VENTEC TO REPORT THAT THE DEVICE WAS DISPLAYING A PATIENT CIRCUIT DISCONNECT ALARM. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18370272 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 23, 2023Output Problem; Output Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED TO VENTEC THAT THE DEVICE'S EXHALED TIDAL VOLUME (VTE) LEVELS WERE LOW. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17608284 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 31, 2023Output Problem; Output Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE NEEDED SERVICE. DURING THE DEVICE'S EVALUATION, VENTEC OBSERVED THAT IT WAS PROVIDING LOW FIO2 (FRACTION OF INSPIRED OXYGEN) READINGS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17431204 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K162877. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2525-2026 · May 8, 2026 · Open, Classified
    VOCSN+Pro package, REF: PRT-00853-000; VOCSN+Pro unit, REF: PRT-00490-001
  • Z-1942-2026 · Mar 25, 2026 · Open, Classified
    VOCSN V+Pro package, REF: PRT-01198-000; VOCSN V+Pro unit, REF: PRT-01185-000
  • Z-1196-2025 · Feb 3, 2025 · Open, Classified
    VOCSN Multi-Function Ventilators: VOCSN+Pro (V+O+C+S+N+Pro, English), REF: PRT-00490-001; V+Pro (V+Pro, English), REF: PRT-01185-000, PRT-01185-002
  • Z-1070-2024 · Jan 9, 2024 · Open, Classified
    VOCSN Patient Breathing Package (Pediatric, Active, Oxygen, Blue) REF PRT-01013-000 with pouch REF PRT-00802-001). Used with the VOCSN Unified Respiratory System which provides c

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