PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II 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.

Reported: September 4, 2013 Initiated: April 3, 2013 #Z-2115-2013

Product 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 for Recall

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.

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
28,120 *14,709 US & 13,411 OUS)
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.
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
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.. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 28,120 *14,709 US & 13,411 OUS).
Why was this product recalled?
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.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on September 4, 2013. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-2115-2013.