Events

Recall of Draeger Infinity(R) Delta, Delta XL, Gamma XXL and Kappa Monitors

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Draeger Medical, 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
    60269
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0281-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-10-31
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-11-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-07-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=104924
  • 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
    Firm received 2 complaints reporting ventricular fibrillation (vfib) arrhythmias were not recognized by the monitor and did not alarm when the masimo set pod is used for spo2 measurements.
  • Action
    Firm initiated their recall of this device on October 25, 2011 by sending an "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter to consignees. A Technical Service Bulletin will be generated and distributed globally that instructs the affected International Draeger subsidiaries to inform customers in their countries. The software anomaly has been corrected in software version 7.3. Draeger Service Representatives will schedule time with customers to upgrade the software in affected monitors. The software upgrade will be provided free of charge.

Device

Draeger Infinity(R) Delta, Delta XL, Gamma XXL and Kappa Monitors
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog Number(s): MS18597 and MS18852,  Software versions: VF6.2, VF6.3, VF6.4, VF7.1 and VF7.2
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution- USA including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI and WV and International distribution including the countries of Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brasilien, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Deutschland, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Frankreich, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indien, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Jordanien, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldavia, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Rumania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Slowenien, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, S¿dafrika, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tschechische Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and White Russia.
  • Product Description
    Draeger Infinity(R) Delta, Delta XL, Gamma XXL and Kappa Monitors are used to monitor, physiologically, the vital signs of patients (with Arrhythmia Detection or Alarms).
  • Manufacturer
    Draeger Medical, Inc.

Manufacturer

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