FDA Recall Terminated

Remote Network Station, Catalog RNS-9703, Model No. RNS-9703-19, RNS-9703-24, Software version 02.40. The RNS 9703 is intended for use by medical professionals to provide secondary cardiac and vital signs monitoring for multiple patients within a medical facility. The device will display physiological data from up to 16 telemetry receiver/transmitters or bedside monitors and generate an alarm when a measured parameter falls outside a pre-set limit or when life threatening arrhythmias are detected.

Recall: Z-1543-2015 · Initiated April 14, 2015

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1543-2015
Event Number
71015
Firm
Nihon Kohden America Inc
FEI Number
2080783
Product Code
MHX
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Initiated
April 14, 2015
Posted
April 29, 2015
Terminated
October 1, 2015
Address
15353 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA, 92618-2216

Description

Remote Network Station, Catalog RNS-9703, Model No. RNS-9703-19, RNS-9703-24, Software version 02.40. The RNS 9703 is intended for use by medical professionals to provide secondary cardiac and vital signs monitoring for multiple patients within a medical facility. The device will display physiological data from up to 16 telemetry receiver/transmitters or bedside monitors and generate an alarm when a measured parameter falls outside a pre-set limit or when life threatening arrhythmias are detected.

Reason

Nihon Kohden America (NKA) is recalling the Remote Network Station (RNS) 9703 because it may fail to sound.

Action

The firm, Nihon Kohden, sent an Urgent Medical Device Alert" letter dated 4/14 /15 to customers. The letter describes the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to stop using the RNS for primary alarm notification and instead utilize the CNS and or the Bedside monitor for primary alarm notification, until such time NKA can provide corrective measures to your facility; Inform potential users in your organization of this notification, and complete the attached reply form and return it by fax (949) 580-1550 or email it to [email protected]. Customers with questions are instructed to contact NKA Technical Support Center at (800) 325-0283 Ext 6 (available 24 hours a day/7 days/week).

Distribution

US Distribution to states of: AL, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC,, ND, NJ, NY.OH, PA, and WV.

Quantity

208 units