| Date Initiated by Firm | November 27, 2013 |
| Create Date | February 14, 2014 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 |
| Recall Number | Z-0982-2014 |
| Recall Event ID |
67370 |
| Product | GE Healthcare, Dash 3000, Dash 4000 and Dash 5000 Patient Monitors, Dash Port2 Docking Station. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
GE Healthcare, LLC 3000 N Grandview Blvd Waukesha WI 53188-1615
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| For Additional Information Contact | 800-558-7044 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | 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?.
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| 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). |
| Quantity in Commerce | 178,711 (92,123 US, 86,588 OUS) |
| 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. |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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