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CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station and accessories. Model Number: CNS-6201 For cardiac and vital signs monitoring for

FDA device recall Z-1979-2014 · posted 2014-07-02 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Nihon Kohden America Inc
Reason for recall
Software Version 02-26, when used with the Central Nursing Station (CNS) 6201, (PU-621 RA) may unexpectedly and without warning reboot, resulting in a period of approximately 3 minutes during which time the system does not display patient data and does not emit alarms based on that data should they be appropriate.
Action taken
Nihon Kohden sent an Urgent Medical Device Safety Notification and Field Correction letter dated June 3, 2014 to affected customers. Recall notification letter, dated June 3, 2014 was hand-delivered to site by Nihon personnel. The letter provided the following information: product description with codes and software version, reason for recall, field correction information and actions to be taken, MedWatch reporting information, and contact information for recall.
Root cause
Software design
Status
Terminated
Product code
MHX
Quantity affected
430
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US in the state of Oklahoma and in the countries of Bolivia, Chile, Germany, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Yemen, and South Africa.
Date initiated
2014-06-03
Date posted
2014-07-02
Date terminated
2015-04-28
Location
Irvine, CA

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