FDA Recall Terminated

SOLAR 8000 AND TRANSPORT PRO WITH PATIENT DATA MODULE (Marketed As GE Healthcare CARESCAPE Patient Data Module) Product Usage: The Patient Data Module (PDM) is intended to provide uninterrupted acquisition of physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients during non-transport/bedside and transport patient care episodes.

Recall: Z-2116-2013 · Initiated April 3, 2013

Recall

Recall Number
Z-2116-2013
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

SOLAR 8000 AND TRANSPORT PRO WITH PATIENT DATA MODULE (Marketed As GE Healthcare CARESCAPE Patient Data Module) Product Usage: The Patient Data Module (PDM) is intended to provide uninterrupted acquisition of physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients during non-transport/bedside and transport patient care episodes.

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

16,462 (8497 US, 7307 OUS, & 658 unlocated)