Events

Recall of 740 VITAL SIGNS MONITOR

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by C A S MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC ALSO TRADING AS CASMED.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    71630
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-06-24
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    A software change from version 2.9 to 3.0/3.1 inadvertently permitted users to turn off the alert sound on the monitor.

Device

740 VITAL SIGNS MONITOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 740M-3NN (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-2MS (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-2NL (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-2NN (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-2T (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-3MS (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-3NL (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-3NN (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740M-1 (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740M-2MS (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740M-3NL (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740-1 (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740M-3MS (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740M-2T (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Model Catalog: 740M-2NN (Lot serial: Serial No. 0809834 to 0823035); Mo
  • Product Description
    740 Vital Signs Monitor
  • Manufacturer
    C A S MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC ALSO TRADING AS CASMED

Manufacturer

C A S MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC ALSO TRADING AS CASMED