AirLife 002006Recalls & reported problems
Carefusion Corporation · Airlife™ Bubble Humidifier With 6 psi Pressure Relief Valve · Class 2
All models of AirLife (23)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10885403006432), received between Nov 27, 2023 and Nov 27, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Component” (1 report).
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defective Component1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 27, 2023Defective Component; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED TO VYAIRE MEDICAL THAT PRIOR TO EXTUBATION, THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RT) WAS SETTING UP OXYGEN TO MATCH WHAT WAS ON THE VENT. SHORTLY AFTER, A LOUD WHISTLE WAS HEARD FROM THE SAFETY PRESSURE VALVE. RT CHECKED EQUIPMENT AND NOTED THERE WAS NO HOLE ON 002006 - HUMIDIFIER EMPTY 6 PSI BLUE CAP 50/CS LEADING TO THE CANNULA TO DELIVER OXYGEN. WHEN RT GRABBED A NEW ONE FROM THE RESPIRATORY CLOSET, HE NOTED IT HAD THE SAME DEFECT. THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM/INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18212236 ↗
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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
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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