Life2000 MS-01-0093Recalls & reported problems
Welch Allyn, Inc. · Life2000 Compressor · Class 2
All models of Life2000 (4)
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.
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887761978072), received between Nov 1, 2023 and Oct 24, 2024 — classified as 1 death, 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Electrical /Electronic Property Problem” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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
Recalls naming this device
- Apr 7, 2025Class IOpen, Classified
A cybersecurity vulnerability was discovered through internal testing.
Z-1726-2025 · Root cause: Software in the Use Environment · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Electrical /Electronic Property Problem1
- Electrical Power Problem1
- Material Split, Cut or Torn1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- Insufficient Information1
- Pneumonia1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 24, 2024Electrical Power Problem; Electrical Power Problem
BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT FROM A BAXTER TECHNICIAN STATING THE POWER CORD WAS BURNT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY REPORTED. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS COMPLAINT # (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20527550 ↗DeathJun 19, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON 5/21/24, THE PATIENT'S GRANDDAUGHTER REPORTED THAT AFTER THE DEVICE WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS COMPLAINT # (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19571247 ↗InjuryDec 8, 2023Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT ASSOCIATES HER DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMONIA TO THE USE OF THE LIFE 2000 DEVICE NASAL INTERFACE TUBING. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE FEELS LIKE SHE IS CHOKING WHEN SHE WEARS THE INTERFACE TUBING AT NIGHT, AND THAT THERE IS WATER COMING THROUGH THE HOSE AND OUT THROUGH THE NASAL PILLOWS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF OXYGEN DESATURATION OR CHANGES IN FLOW METER ASSOCIATED WITH THE PATIENT¿S THIRD-PARTY OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE STARTED COUGHING, COULDN¿T STOP, AND THEREFORE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS ADMITTED WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMONIA. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS COMPLAINT #(B)(4).
Patient problems: Pneumonia
MAUDE report 18291520 ↗MalfunctionNov 30, 2023Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED THE POWER CORD WAS DAMAGED WITH EXPOSED COPPER WIRES. THE BED WAS LOCATED AT THE ACCOUNT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY REPORTED. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS COMPLAINT #: (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18239689 ↗MalfunctionNov 1, 2023Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem
BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT STATING THE DEVICE POWER CORD WAS BURNT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY REPORTED. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS COMPLAINT # (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18049290 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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