Events

Recall of Device Recall BCI Advisor Vital Signs Monitor

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Smiths Medical PM, 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
    50740
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1326-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-12-22
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-05-15
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-12-17
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=76841
  • 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
    Carbon-Dioxide Gas Analyzer - Product Code CCK
  • Reason
    Recent improvements were made to the advisor case plastic resulting in the inserts being deeply embedded into the plastic. this affects the ability of the monitor to be adequately secured on the wall mount bracket or roll stand bracket, resulting in the monitor falling off. there have been no adverse events or injuries reported.
  • Action
    An Urgent Product Safety Information, Voluntary Recall Notification, dated 12/22/08, was sent to affected consignees. The notification contained a Safety Action Bulletin which provided actions to be taken. The Safety Action Bulletin described the issue, requested customer to contact Smiths Medical to ensure proper mounting hardware is utilized for those consignees using a roll stand or wall mount. If the consignee further distributed the product, they were asked to forward on the Safety Action Bulletin to the end user. Page 3 of the Safety Action Bulletin was asked to be completed and returned to Smiths Medical PM, Inc. A second "Urgent Product safety Information Voluntary Recall Notification" letter dated January 16, 2009 was sent to consignees. The second letter included a risk statement associated with the recalled product.

Device

Device Recall BCI Advisor Vital Signs Monitor
  • Model / Serial
    serial numbers: AM08070014, AM08070015, AM08080004, AM08080005, AM08080006, AM08080007, AM08080008, AM08080009, AM08080010, AM08080011, AM08080012, AM08080013, AM08080014, AM08080015, AM08080016, AM08080017, AM08080018, AM08080019, AM08080032, AM08080033, AM08080034, AM08080035, AM08080036, AM08080037, AM08080038, AM08080039, AM08080040, AM08080041, AM08080042, AM08080043, AM08080044, AM08080045, AM08080046, AM08080047, AM08080048, AM08080049, AM08080050, AM08080051, AM08080052, AM08080075, AM08080076, AM08080077, AM08080078, AM08080079, AM08090058, AM08090059, AM08090060, AM08090061, AM08090069, AM08090070, AM08090071, AM08090072, AM08090073, AM08090074, AM08090075, AM08090076, AM08090077, AM08090078, AM08090079, AM08090080, AM08090081, AM08090082, AM08090083, AM08090084, AM08090085, AM08090086, AM08090092, AM08090093, AM08090094, AM08090095, AM08090096, AM08090097, AM08100000, AM08100001, AM08100002, AM08100003, AM08100004, AM08100005, AM08100006, AM08100007, AM08100008, AM08100042, AM08100043, AM08100045, AM08100051, AM08100052, AM08100053, AM08100054, AM08100056, AM08100075, AM08100076, AM08100077, AM08100078, AM08100080, AM08100082, AM08100083, AM08100085, AM08100086, AM08100087, AM08100088, AM08100089, AM08100091, AM08100092, AM08100093, AM08100094, AM08100095, AM08100096, AM08100097, AM08100098, AM08100099, AM08100100, AM08100101, AM08100146, AM08110000, AM08110001, AM08110003, AM08110004, AM08110005, AM08110008, AM08110009, AM08110010, AM08110011, AM08110012, AM08110013, AM08110014, AM08110015, AM08110016, AM08110018, AM08110019, AM08110026, AM08110027, AM08110028, AM08110029, AM08110030, AM08110031, AM08110034, AM08110035, AM08110036, AM08110037, AM08110054, AM08110055, AM08110056, and AM08110058.
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA including states of FL, GA, NJ, NY, and TN and countries of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Greece, Peru, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
  • Product Description
    Smiths Medical BCI(R) Advisor(R) Vital Signs Monitor, model 9200, catalog numbers: 920654225, 920674225, 920674235, 925454220, 925454235, 925454320, 925454325, 925454330, 925454335, 925457325, 925474325, 925654225, 925654325, 925754325, 925754335, and 92M774325. || Intended to be used in the ICU, CCU, OR, ER, RR, Labor and Delivery rooms, special procedure labs and other areas of a hospital or clinic where low-end monitoring systems are needed.
  • Manufacturer
    Smiths Medical PM, Inc.

Manufacturer

Smiths Medical PM, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Smiths Medical PM, Inc., N7 W22025 Johnson Dr, Waukesha WI 53186-1856
  • Source
    USFDA