Events

Recall of WATCH CHILD OBSTETRICAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by DRAEGER MEDICAL INFANT CARE INC..

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
    16289
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2001-11-23
  • 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
    Problems with data from fetal and maternal monitors due to unlabeled cables and wall plates and uncapped nonfunctional ports.

Device

WATCH CHILD OBSTETRICAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: ALL UNITS)
  • Product Description
    WATCHCHILD OBSTETRICAL PATIENT DATA MGT
  • Manufacturer
    DRAEGER MEDICAL INFANT CARE INC.

Manufacturer

DRAEGER MEDICAL INFANT CARE INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    TELFORD
  • Source
    HC