Events

Recall of Device Recall CARESCAPE Monitor B650

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Healthcare, LLC.

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
    68378
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2114-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-07
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-07-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-09-07
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=127490
  • 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
    Monitor, physiological, patient(with arrhythmia detection or alarms) - Product Code MHX
  • Reason
    Possible sound loss associated with the carescape monitor b650. when an external display is connected to the carescape monitor b650 using a usb extender cable with an active usb hub, the system may experience a sound loss including alarm sounds from the patient monitor. this may occur if the external display is powered off and on during normal operation of the monitor.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter #36102 dated July 7, 2014 to affected customers. The letter was addressed to Healthcare Administrator / Risk Manger, Chief of Nursing and Director of Biomedical Engineering. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. For questions they can contact Technical Support at 1-800-558-7044 or your local Service Representative.

Device

Device Recall CARESCAPE Monitor B650
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico, ZAMBIA, YEMEN, VIETNAM, VENEZUELA, URUGUAY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, TURKEY, THAILAND, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, TAJIKISTAN, TAIWAN, SYRIA, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, SRILANKA, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, SINGAPORE, SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIAN F¿D¿RATION, ROMANIA, QATAR, PORTUGAL, POLAND, PHILIPPINES, PERU, PARAGUAY, PANAMA, PAKISTAN, OMAN, NORWAY, NICARAGUA, NEW ZEALAND, NETHERLAND, NAMIBIA, MYANMAR, MOROCCO, MEXICO, MAURITIUS, MALAYSIA, LITHUANIA, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LEBANON, LATVIA, KUWAIT, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KAZAKHSTAN, JORDAN, Italy, JAPAN, JAMAICA, ISRAEL, IRELAND, IRAQ, INDONESIA, INDIA, ICELAND, HUNGARY, HONG KONG, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, GREECE, GERMANY, GEORGIA, FRANCE, FINLAND, ESTONIA, EL SALVADOR, Egypt, ECUADOR, DENMARK, CZECH REPUBLIC, CYPRUS, CROATIA, COSTA RICA, COLOMBIA, CHINA, CHILE, CANADA, BULGARIA, BRUNEI, BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, BERMUDA, BELGIUM, BANGLADESH, BAHRAIN, BAHAMAS, AZERBAIJAN, AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, ARGENTINA.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B650. A multi-parameter patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas and intrahospital transport within a professional healthcare facility.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare, LLC

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare, LLC
  • Manufacturer Address
    GE Healthcare, LLC, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA