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Draeger Perseus A500 anaesthesia workstation
Perseus A500 is Draeger's high end anaesthesia workstation for adults, children and neonates. Its ventilator is an electrically driven blower, and it comes with either a mechanical or an electronic gas mixer, a heated integrated breathing system and built in patient gas monitoring. It was cleared in the US in 2014. Its recall history covers the main power switch, battery shutdowns and the hypoxic guard (S-ORC) on nitrous oxide.
The model
Maker, model and type.
- Maker
- Draeger Medical GmbH (Draeger)
- Model
- Perseus A500 anaesthesia workstation (catalogue MK06000)
- Device type
- Anaesthesia Machine
- Main document
- Open the public document
Key specifications
What the public record says.
| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| FDA classification and clearance | Gas machine for anaesthesia, 21 CFR 868.5160, Class II, product code BSZ; K133886 cleared 20 June 2014 | Source |
| Ventilator | M3 blower based, electrically driven anaesthesia ventilator with Man/Spont, volume controlled and pressure controlled modes | Source |
| Ventilation modes compared in the 510(k) | Pressure Support, Pressure Control, Press. Ctrl. APRV, Volume Control and Vol. Ctrl. AutoFlow | Source |
| Gas mixing variants | Mechanically controlled mixer (equivalent to Primus US) or electronically controlled mixer (equivalent to Julian) | Source |
| Main components | Touchscreen control display with rotary knob, gas mixer, heated integrated breathing system, patient gas monitoring with agent mixture detection and O2, integrated scavenging, auxiliary O2, O2 cylinder reserve inlet | Source |
| Vaporisers | Anaesthetic agent delivery via vaporisers such as Draeger Vapor 3000 | Source |
| Standards | IEC 60601-1, 60601-1-8, 60601-2-13, 60601-1-2, ISO 8835-2, -3, -5, ISO 21647 | Source |
Recalls
Known FDA recalls.
- Z-1512-20242024-03-20
Unexpected shutdown while running on battery power.
FDA record - Z-2254-20182018-05-24
S-ORC might not prevent a hypoxic N2O mixture in a fault.
FDA record - Z-0360-20162015-11-12
Main power switch could fail spontaneously in use.
FDA record
Safety
Safety warnings from the record.
- A faulty S-ORC could allow 100% N2O to be dosed, giving a hypoxic mixture that could cause death. Source
- Shutdown on battery can mean loss of ventilation; use a bag or the Perseus manual ventilation instructions. Source
- A failed main power switch can stop both fresh gas delivery and the ventilator. Source
Sources
Where this note comes from.
- Draeger Perseus A500 product page (US)
- FDA 510(k) K133886 summary, Perseus A500
- openFDA recall search, Perseus
- openFDA MAUDE problem counts, brand Perseus A500
Not covered: Draeger's website and PDFs (product information, technical data and instructions for use) refused automated access, so ventilator ranges, battery time, weight, gas supply pressures and alarm messages are not included and errorCodes is empty. All facts come from the 2014 FDA summary and FDA recall records. A Perseus product page and IFU are publicly listed by Draeger and should be checked by the reviewer. MAUDE counts are reports, not failure rates. Recall text was read through openFDA because FDA recall pages returned errors at drafting time.
BMEssentia knowledge drafted from public information, reviewed by Hasan Khaled Ismail on 2026-10-24. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for use and service manual.
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