BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B650. A multi-parameter patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas and intrahospital transport within a professional healthcare facility.

    Recall: Z-2114-2014 · Initiated July 7, 2014

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2114-2014
    Event Number
    68378
    Firm
    GE Healthcare, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    MHX
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    July 7, 2014
    Posted
    July 24, 2014
    Terminated
    September 7, 2016
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B650. A multi-parameter patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas and intrahospital transport within a professional healthcare facility.

    Reason

    Possible sound loss associated with the CARESCAPE Monitor B650. When an external display is connected to the CARESCAPE Monitor B650 using a USB extender cable with an active USB hub, the system may experience a sound loss including alarm sounds from the patient monitor. This may occur if the external display is powered off and on during normal operation of the monitor.

    Action

    GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter #36102 dated July 7, 2014 to affected customers. The letter was addressed to Healthcare Administrator / Risk Manger, Chief of Nursing and Director of Biomedical Engineering. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. For questions they can contact Technical Support at 1-800-558-7044 or your local Service Representative.

    Distribution

    Worldwide distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico, ZAMBIA, YEMEN, VIETNAM, VENEZUELA, URUGUAY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, TURKEY, THAILAND, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, TAJIKISTAN, TAIWAN, SYRIA, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, SRILANKA, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, SINGAPORE, SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIAN F¿D¿RATION, ROMANIA, QATAR, PORTUGAL, POLAND, PHILIPPINES, PERU, PARAGUAY, PANAMA, PAKISTAN, OMAN, NORWAY, NICARAGUA, NEW ZEALAND, NETHERLAND, NAMIBIA, MYANMAR, MOROCCO, MEXICO, MAURITIUS, MALAYSIA, LITHUANIA, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LEBANON, LATVIA, KUWAIT, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KAZAKHSTAN, JORDAN, Italy, JAPAN, JAMAICA, ISRAEL, IRELAND, IRAQ, INDONESIA, INDIA, ICELAND, HUNGARY, HONG KONG, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, GREECE, GERMANY, GEORGIA, FRANCE, FINLAND, ESTONIA, EL SALVADOR, Egypt, ECUADOR, DENMARK, CZECH REPUBLIC, CYPRUS, CROATIA, COSTA RICA, COLOMBIA, CHINA, CHILE, CANADA, BULGARIA, BRUNEI, BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, BERMUDA, BELGIUM, BANGLADESH, BAHRAIN, BAHAMAS, AZERBAIJAN, AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, ARGENTINA.

    Quantity

    21,799 (7,635 units US, 14,164 units OUS)