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# Draeger Recalls SafeStar 55 Breathing Filter
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/draeger-recalls-safestar-55-breathing-filter/
- Published: 2022-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:49:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5152115

Draeger has recalled (Class 1) one lot (#LT2103) of its SafeStar 55 Breathing System Filter because a manual inspection process revealed that some defective filters, including several that may be partially obstructed, were inadvertently distributed instead of destroyed. The filter, which is used as part of a ventilator when a patient is under anesthesia or needs breathing assistance, is intended to reduce contaminants, such as bacteria, other micro-organisms, and small particles, from reaching the patient. “If the filter on a ventilator or breathing system is obstructed, oxygen may not flow properly to the patient,” a [recall notice](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/draeger-inc-recalls-safestar-55-breathing-system-filters-possible-obstructions-may-block-oxygen-flow?utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery) says. “That lack of oxygen (hypoxia) can have serious effects including death.” To date, one complaint and one injury associated with the use of the has been received.