Recall of Device Recall GE Healthcare, Dash 3000, Dash 4000 and Dash 5000 Patient Monitors, Dash Port2 Docking Station.

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
    67370
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0982-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-11-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-02-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-08-25
  • 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
    Monitor, physiological, patient(with arrhythmia detection or alarms) - Product Code MHX
  • Reason
    Ge has become aware of multiple issues affecting the dash 3000/4000/5000 patient monitor and dash port 2 docking station: dash: 1. dash stops communicating on the unity network resulting in loss of monitoring at the carescape" cic pro central station*. 2. dash displays distorted ecg waveforms in combination monitoring mode. 3. dash incorrectly becomes time master on the unity network¿. 4.
  • Action
    Consignees were sent a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated November 27,2013. The letter was addressed to Healthcare Administrator / Risk Manager, Chief of Nursing and Director of Biomedical Engineering. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information (Contact Technical Support at 1-800-558-7044 or your local Service Representative).

Device

  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: USA (nationwide) including DC and PR; and Internationally to: ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANDA, CARIBBEAN, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DJIBOUTI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOLDOVIA, MOROCCO, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA MONTENEGRO, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TAJIKISTAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, YEMEN, and ZIMBABWE.
  • Product Description
    GE Healthcare, Dash 3000, Dash 4000 and Dash 5000 Patient Monitors, Dash Port2 Docking Station.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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