Events

Recall of Device Recall Infinity Delta/Gamma X XL Portable Monitor

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Draeger Medical Systems, 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
    55870
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2283-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-06-04
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-08-26
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-07-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=92106
  • 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
    Monitor keys may become inoperative or activate spontaneously, causing a membrane switch panel malfunction. this may discharge a patient automatically.
  • Action
    Draeger Medical issued "Urgent-Medical Device Recall Notification" letters to affected consignees. The Delta/Gamma X XL monitor keyboards will be updated with new material at each affected facility. If the keys on affected monitors become inoperative or activate without user interaction, the customer is instructed to remove the monitor from service and contact Draeger at 978-379-8573. A Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) will be distributed globally, instructing subsidiaries to inform international customers.

Device

Device Recall Infinity Delta/Gamma X XL Portable Monitor
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog Number: MS18597
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - United States, including the states of AL, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WO, and W, and the countries of United Arab Emirates, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bosnia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Benin, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Serbia, Czech Republic, Germany, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Coratia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon,Lithuania, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Macedonia, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Mayotte and South Africa. The government accounts are Bay Pines VAMC, Bay Pines, FL; Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA; and Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
  • Product Description
    Infinity Delta/Gamma X XL Patient Monitor. Portable monitor used to monitor vital signs of neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients for bedside and transport applications.
  • Manufacturer
    Draeger Medical Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Draeger Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Draeger Medical Systems, Inc., 3135 Quarry Rd, Telford PA 18969-1042
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stefan Dräger GmbH
  • Source
    USFDA