FDA Recall Terminated

BladderScan BVM 9500 The BladderScan BVM 9500 is intended to project ultrasound energy through the lower abdomen to obtain an image of the bladder and measure urinary bladder volume and mass noninvasively.

Recall: Z-0005-2011 · Initiated August 23, 2010

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0005-2011
Event Number
56411
Firm
Verathon, Inc.
FEI Number
3022472
Product Code
IYO
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
August 23, 2010
Posted
October 4, 2010
Terminated
September 8, 2011
Address
20001 N Creek Pkwy, Bothell, WA, 98011-8218

Description

BladderScan BVM 9500 The BladderScan BVM 9500 is intended to project ultrasound energy through the lower abdomen to obtain an image of the bladder and measure urinary bladder volume and mass noninvasively.

Reason

The BladderScan BVM 9500 devices may experience the loss of a factory installed software configuration file which results in a loss of the aorta measurement function.

Action

Verathon sent an URGENT Medical Device Recall Notification letter dated August 12, 2010 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Verathon provided an addendum to the User Manual with instructions on how to reset the instrument. Customers were advised to: " Add the enclosed addendum to their current Users Manual. " Update the application software of the device to v2.7.0 or higher. If the customers had questions or needed support for the software update process, they were to contact Verathon Medical Customer Care at (425) 867-1348 or (800) 331-2313 or [email protected].

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA and the countries of Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, European Union, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.

Quantity

260 units