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Root cause

Device Design

The recall stems from how the device itself was designed, rather than a manufacturing mistake. The FDA lists 218 recalls with this root cause since 2025, 32 of them Class I (most serious). Most recent report: Oct 7, 2026.

Class I: 32Class II: 175Class III: 11
Class IIOngoingZ-3325-2026

Percussionaire Corporation recalls Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation

Labeling updated warning not to use Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) in conjunction with volatile anesthetic delivery systems because IPV may alter controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents, resulting…

  • Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Device
  • Device Design
Percussionaire Corpora…IDOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3322-2026

Percussionaire Corporation recalls Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation

Labeling updated warning not to use Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) in conjunction with volatile anesthetic delivery systems because IPV may alter controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents, resulting…

  • Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Device
  • Device Design
Percussionaire Corpora…IDOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3320-2026

Percussionaire Corporation recalls In-Line Valve

Labeling updated warning not to use Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) in conjunction with volatile anesthetic delivery systems because IPV may alter controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents, resulting…

  • Accessory To Continuous Ventilator (Respirator)
  • Device Design
Percussionaire Corpora…IDOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3323-2026

Percussionaire Corporation recalls Impulsator

Labeling updated warning not to use Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) in conjunction with volatile anesthetic delivery systems because IPV may alter controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents, resulting…

  • Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Device
  • Device Design
Percussionaire Corpora…IDOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3324-2026

Percussionaire Corporation recalls Travel Air

Labeling updated warning not to use Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) in conjunction with volatile anesthetic delivery systems because IPV may alter controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents, resulting…

  • Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Device
  • Device Design
Percussionaire Corpora…IDOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3321-2026

Percussionaire Corporation recalls Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation

Labeling updated warning not to use Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) in conjunction with volatile anesthetic delivery systems because IPV may alter controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents, resulting…

  • Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Device
  • Device Design
Percussionaire Corpora…IDOct 7, 2026

Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement + RES recall records. Informational only — verify against the FDA before acting.