PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B850, B650 or B450. Patient Monitor.

Reported: July 30, 2014 Initiated: June 13, 2014 #Z-2085-2014

Product Description

GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B850, B650 or B450. Patient Monitor.

Reason for Recall

Partial loss of monitoring with the CARESCAPE Monitor B850, B650 or B450. When connecting the PDM (Patient Data Module) to the CARESCAPE B850, B650 or B450 monitor with software version 2 the PDM may not start communicating to the monitor and loss of the PDM parameters could occur.

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
41,992 (20,509 US; 21,483 OUS)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US nationwide, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, TURKEY, TAIWAN, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, SINGAPORE, SERBIA, SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, ROMANIA, REUNION, QATAR, PORTUGAL, POLAND, PHILIPPINEs, PARAGUAY, PANAMA, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, NETHERLANDS, MYANMAR, MOROCCO, MEXICO, MALAYSIA, LITHUANIA, LEBANON, LATVIA, JORDAN, JAPAN, JAMAICA, ITALY, ISRAEL, IRELAND, IRAQ, INDONESIA, INDIA, ICELAND, HUNGARY, GREECE, GIBRALTAR, GERMANY, FRANCE, FINLAND, ESTONIA, EGYPT, ECUADOR, DENMARK, CZECH REPUBLIC, CYPRUS, CROATIA, CHILE, BRUNEI, BERMUDA, BELGIUM, BANGLADESH, AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA.
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B850, B650 or B450. Patient Monitor.. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 41,992 (20,509 US; 21,483 OUS).
Why was this product recalled?
Partial loss of monitoring with the CARESCAPE Monitor B850, B650 or B450. When connecting the PDM (Patient Data Module) to the CARESCAPE B850, B650 or B450 monitor with software version 2 the PDM may not start communicating to the monitor and loss of the PDM parameters could occur.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on July 30, 2014. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-2085-2014.