BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    GE Healthcare, Dash 3000, Dash 4000 and Dash 5000. Product Usage: The intended use of the system is to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.

    Recall: Z-2115-2013 · Initiated April 3, 2013

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2115-2013
    Event Number
    66016
    Firm
    GE Healthcare, LLC
    FEI Number
    2126677
    Product Code
    MHX
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Nonconforming Material/Component
    Initiated
    April 3, 2013
    Posted
    August 28, 2013
    Terminated
    July 25, 2016
    Address
    3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI, 53188-1615

    Description

    GE Healthcare, Dash 3000, Dash 4000 and Dash 5000. Product Usage: The intended use of the system is to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.

    Reason

    GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to intermittent noise on ECG and/or Respiration waveforms associated with movement of the ECG connector on your DASH, PDM, and/or Tram Module. ECG and Respiration signal noise caused by DASH, PDM, and/or Tram ECG cable connector movement may result in reduced ECG, Respiration and arrhythmia detection performance.

    Action

    GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated April 3, 2013 to all 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, Product, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, and Product Correction. For questions contact Technical Support at 1-800-558-7044.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including DC and PR except ND and the countries of: ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, CHANA, GREECE, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAK IA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNSIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, BOLIVIA, HONG KONG, JAMAICA, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH KOREA, TRINIDAD TOBAGO, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA.

    Quantity

    28,120 *14,709 US & 13,411 OUS)