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CARESCAPE MONITOR B850 Usage: The CARESCAPE TM Monitor B850 is a multi-parameter high acuity patient monitor intended fo

FDA device recall Z-2275-2010 · posted 2010-08-25 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Reason for recall
GE Healthcare has become aware of four potential safety issues associated with the CARESCAPE" Monitor B850: 1. Loss of user input when using certain displays or the USB remote control. 2. Potential for a delay in treatment or missed alarm when the alarm light is used as a primary alarm source and audible alarms are turned down or off. 3. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 will not use user entered hemo
Action taken
Consignees were sent on 7/16/10, a GE "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated July 12, 2010. The letter was addressed to Healthcare Administrator/Risk Manger, Chief of Nursing, Director of Biomedical Engineering. They stated the Safety Issues, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, Safety Instructions and Contact Information. If you have any questions, please contact Technical Support at 1-800-558-7044.
Root cause
Software design
Status
Terminated
Product code
MHX
Quantity affected
875
Distribution
CA, CO, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MI, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX VA, and WI, Foreign: UNITED KINGDOM, TURKEY, SWITZERLAND, SPAIN , SLOVENIA, SINGAPORE, SAUDI ARABIA, PORTUGAL NETHERLAND, ITALY, GERMANY,
Date initiated
2010-07-16
Date posted
2010-08-25
Date terminated
2013-09-18
Location
Waukesha, WI

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