Events

Recall of HGE Healthcare Patient Monitor B30, Procare Monitor B20, Procare Monitor B40, and Monitor B40

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
    66970
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0489-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-12-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-02-03
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=124364
  • 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 healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to ecg filter settings associated with the b20/b40 v1, b30 and b40 v2 patient monitors. the b20, b30 and b40 patient monitors set the ecg filter setting incorrectly if the monitor starts with impedance respiration set in the on position. instead of the user selected filter, an additional 0.5 hz high pass filter is used. the.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated October 10, 2013, to all affected consignees. The letter described the safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product, Details, Product Correction and Contact Information (Technical Support at 1-800-558-7044).Consignees were asked to retain a copy of the instructions with the user manual. For questions regarding this recall call 262-513-4122.

Device

HGE Healthcare Patient Monitor B30, Procare Monitor B20, Procare Monitor B40, and Monitor B40
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) to CA, CT, FL, GA, MO, NC, NJ, PA, TX, WI and Internationally to: FRANCE, PORTUGAL, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA 7 HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BULGARIA, NEW ZEALAND, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE DLVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS,. CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GABON, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HUNGARIA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, MYAMMARA, NAMBIA, NAPAL, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SENEGAL SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SIR LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, THE NETHERLANDS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZEBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, and VIETNAM.
  • Product Description
    HGE Healthcare Patient Monitor B30, Procare Monitor B20, Procare Monitor B40, and Monitor B40 || K122253 (Procare Monitor B20): The PROCARE Monitor B20 is a portable multiparameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport. The PROCARE Monitor B20 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed health care practitioner. The PROCARE Monitor B20 is not intended for use during MRI. The PROCARE Monitor B20 monitors and displays oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure), invasive blood pressure, end-tidal carbon dioxide, heart/pulse rate, respiration rate, EGG (including arrhythmia and ST segment analysis), temperature with a reusable or disposable electronic thermometer for continual monitoring. Esosophageal/Nasopharyngeal/Tymnpanic/Rectal/Bladder/Axillary/Skin/Airway/Room/Myo cardial/Core/Surface temperature, and functional oxygen saturation (Sp0 2) and pulse rate via continuous monitoring , including monitoring during conditions of clinical patient motion or low perfusion. K120598 (Procare Monitor B40): The PROCARE Monitor 840 is a portable multiparameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport. The PROCARE Monitor 840 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed health care practitioner. The PROCARE Monitor 840 is not intended for use during MRI. The PROCARE Monitor B40 monitors and displays oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure), invasive blood pressure, end-tidal carbon dioxide, heart/pulse rate, respiration rate, ECG (including arrhythmia and ST segment analysis), temperature with a reusable or disposable electronic thermometer for continual monitoring. Esophageal/Nasopharyngeal/Tympaiic/Rectal/Bladder/Axillary/Skin/Airway/Room/Myocardial/Core/ Surface temperature, and functional oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate via continuous monitoring, including monitoring during conditions of clinical patient motion or low perfusion. K130584 (Monitor B40): The Monitor B40 is a portable multi-parameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intra-hospital transport. The Monitor B40 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed health care practitioner. The Monitor B40 is not intended for use during MRI. The Monitor B40 can be a stand-alone monitor or interfaced to other devices via a network. The Monitor B40 monitors and displays: ECG (including ST segment, arrhythmia detection), invasive blood pressure, heart/pulse rate, oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure), functional oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate via continuous monitoring (including monitoring during conditions of clinical patient motion or low perfusion), temperature with a reusable or disposable electronic thermometer for continual monitoring. Esophageal/Nasopharyngeal/Tympanic/Rectal/Bladder/Axillary/Skin/Airway/Room/Myocardial/Core/ Surface temperature, impedance respiration, respiration rate, airway gases (CO2, O2, N2O, anesthetic agents, anesthetic agent identification and respiratory rate) and Entropy. || Product Quantity Distributed (Int) 16,061 (343 US, 15,718 OUS)
  • 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