FDA Recall Open, Classified

B40i Patient Monitor and B40i Patient Monitor V3 The device is a portable multiparameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport.

Recall: Z-0586-2019 · Initiated September 11, 2018

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0586-2019
Event Number
81077
Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
FEI Number
2126677
Product Code
MHX
Status
Open, Classified
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
September 11, 2018
Address
3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

Description

B40i Patient Monitor and B40i Patient Monitor V3 The device is a portable multiparameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport.

Reason

Patient monitors may restart due to network overload caused by network configuration.

Action

The recalling firm, GE Healthcare, issued "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letters dated 9/11/2018 via trackable mail on 9/11/2018 to its customers. The letters described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The letters informed the customer of the issue and providing safety instructions for mitigation of the issue if a prolonged network overload occurs and the Bx0 and/or B1x5 patient monitor on the network does not resume normal functionality in approximately 90 seconds. The customers were instructed to follow the safety instructions. GE Healthcare will provide revised network installation and user instructions documentation at no cost to you in a future mailing. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico; and countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma (Myanmar), Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kampuchea, Kazakstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, and Zambia.

Quantity

6,864 patient monitors