Recall of Ambulatory Blood Pressure (ABP) Monitor

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Del Mar Reynolds Medical, Ltd..

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
    60204
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0304-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-10-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-11-29
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-05-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, measurement, blood-pressure, non-invasive - Product Code DXN
  • Reason
    If external pressure is applied to the cuff of the ambulatory blood pressure, model 90217a, during deflation, the monitor will stop working and display an ec75 error code.
  • Action
    On October 21, 2011, a Medial Device Correction customer letter was mailed to all US customers. A return receipt was requested. The letter identified the affected devices and described the problem. If the device displays an EC75 error code, customers can cycle the power off and then on to restore normal functionality. Please advise patients of this mitigation to avoid a delay in obtaining results. The firm is in the process of upgrading their software to avoid the issue and will contact customers to arrange for an update to their monitors. Customers can call Spacelabs Healthcare at 1-800-522-7025, select 2 for Technical support for any question about this recall.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: 217A-000001, 217A-000013, 217A-000017, 217A-000018, 217A-000019, 217A-000020, 217A-000021, 217A-000022, 217A-000026, 217A-000027, 217A-000028, 217A-000029, 217A-000032, 217A-000033, 217A-000034, 217A-000035, 217A-000036, 217A-000037, 217A-000038, 217A-000039, 217A-000040, 217A-000041, 217A-000042, 217A-000043, 217A-000044, 217A-000045, 217A-000046, 217A-000047, 217A-000048, 217A-000049, 217A-000050, 217A-000051, 217A-000052, 217A-000055, 217A-000056, 217A-000057, 217A-000058, 217A-000059, 217A-000060, 217A-000066, 217A-000068, 217A-000069, 217A-000070, 217A-000071, 217A-000072, 217A-000073, 217A-000074, 217A-000075, 217A-000076, 217A-000077, 217A-000078, 217A-000079, 217A-000080, 217A-000081, 217A-000082, 217A-000083, 217A-000084, 217A-000085, 217A-000086, 217A-000087, 217A-000088, 217A-000089, 217A-000090, 217A-000091, 217A-000092, 217A-000093, 217A-000094, 217A-000095, 217A-000096, 217A-000103, 217A-000104, 217A-000105, 217A-000106, 217A-000107, 217A-000108, 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  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution
  • Product Description
    Ambulatory Blood Pressure (ABP) Monitor, Model 90217A. || The Spacelabs Model 90217A Ambulatory Blood Pressure (ABP) Monitor is a small, lightweight unit designed to take blood pressure and heart rate measurements for a 24 hour, 48 hour, or longer period.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Del Mar Reynolds Medical, Ltd., 1-2 Harforde Ct., Foxholes, Business Park, Hertford United Kingdom
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA