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ResMed Astral 100 and 150 Ventilators

The Resmed Astral ventilator system can fail due to electrolyte leakage, interrupting ventilation therapy.

What happened

ResMed Ltd. is recalling the ResMed Astral 100/150 ventilator system, which provides continuous or intermittent ventilatory support for patients weighing more than 11lb (5kg) who require mechanical ventilation, due to a Supercapacitor electrolyte leakage on Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) that may damage the charger chip, causing fail-safe state and interruption of ventilation therapy. The recall, which began on June 25, 2026, involves 168,069 devices globally.

The recall was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on July 28, 2026, and included in the FDA's weekly enforcement report on August 5, 2026. Distribution is worldwide, including nationwide in the U.S. and in numerous other countries.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is yours affected?

Affected if its UDI-DI is listed.

A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.

  1. Resmed Astral 100/150 Resmed Astral 100/50

    UDI-DI
    • 00619498003259
    • 22241890149
    • 22241978070
    • 00619498270033
    • 22241440282

Recall details

Company began the recall
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Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, PR, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The countries of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Saint Martin (French part), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, and Viet Nam.

Company
ResMed Ltd.Bella Vista, Australia
Risk

High risk

There is a reasonable chance that using it could cause serious health problems or death.

FDA Class I recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
99304
Recall number
Z-2735-2026
Quantity recalled
168,069 devices globally

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 3, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)