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Class 2 Device Recall HealthCast "Vital Sync" Remote Patient Monitoring System

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 Class 2 Device Recall HealthCast "Vital Sync" Remote Patient Monitoring Systemsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmJanuary 30, 2026
Date PostedMarch 11, 2026
Recall Status1 Open3, Classified
Recall NumberZ-1557-2026
Recall Event ID 98407
510(K)NumberK160718 
Product Classification Monitor, physiological, patient (without arrhythmia detection or alarms) - Product Code MWI
ProductHealthCast "Vital Sync" Remote Patient Monitoring System which consists of: Product Number: VSLBASE03P / VITALSYNCSW03 Model / UDI-DI codes: Vital Sync 3.3.1 / 10884521844933 Vital Sync 3.4.0 / 10884521844940 Vital Sync 3.4.1 / 10884521847569 (OUS Only) Vital Sync 3.4.2 / 10884521856127 Product Number: VSLBASE04P / VITALSYNCSW04 Model / UDI-DI codes: Vital Sync 4.0.0 / 10884521849358 Vital Sync 4.0.2 / 10884521856134 The Vital Sync" Informatics Manager is software that is intended to route and store medical device data and device diagnostic information from supported devices to the Virtual Patient Monitoring Platform, 3rd Party Annunciation Systems, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Clinical Information System (CIS).
Code Information HealthCast "Vital Sync" Remote Patient Monitoring System which consists of: CFN: VSLBASE03P / VITALSYNCSW03 UDI-DI (GTIN); 10884521844933 Serial Number: Vital Sync 3.3.1 CFN: VSLBASE03P / VITALSYNCSW03 UDI-DI (GTIN): 10884521844940 Serial Number: Vital Sync 3.4.0 CFN: VSLBASE03P / VITALSYNCSW03 (OUS only) UDI-DI (GTIN): 10884521847569 Serial Number: Vital Sync 3.4.1 CFN: VSLBASE03P / VITALSYNCSW03 UDI-DI (GTIN): 10884521856127 Serial Number: Vital Sync 3.4.2 CFN: VSLBASE04P / VITALSYNCSW04 UDI-DI (GTIN): 10884521849358 Serial Number: Vital Sync 4.0.1 CFN: VSLBASE04P / VITALSYNCSW04 UDI-DI (GTIN): 10884521856134 Serial Number: Vital Sync 4.0.2
FEI Number 2936999
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Covidien LLC
6135 Gunbarrel Ave
Boulder CO 80301-3214
For Additional Information ContactTechnical and Clinical Support
800-255-6774 Ext. 6
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Due to complaints and investigations stating that alarms from the primary patient bedside monitor was not alarming/being transmitted and received on the remote patient monitoring system.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Under Investigation by firm
ActionOn 01/30/2026, the firm sent via mail or email an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter to customers informing them that based on a customer report determined that the SpO2 No Pulse Alarm was not transmitted to the Vital Sync" system as it was not properly configured in the system software. It was further identified that two additional alarms from RespArray" bedside monitors, CO2 No Breath Detected and RESP No Breath Detected Alarms, were not properly configured in the Vital Sync" system software. This issue only affects Vital Sync" remote patient monitoring system used with a RespArray" bedside monitor. Customers are instructed to: "Notify all personnel in all care environments where RespArray" monitors are connected to Vital Sync"systems about this safety notice. "Post this notice in a prominent location and ensure awareness of the issue is maintained until the software update is installed. "If further distribution of RespArray" monitors that are connected to a Vital Sync" remote monitoring system to other facilities, promptly forward a copy of this letter to those recipients. Patient Management: For patients currently monitored by a RespArray" patient monitor and connected to the HealthCast" Vital Sync" remote monitoring system as an adjunct for patient monitoring, be advised that the SpO2 No Pulse, CO2 No Breath Detected and RESP No Breath Detected Alarm notifications from the primary RespArray" patient monitor are not transmitted to the Vital Sync" remote monitoring system. Refer to Clinical Discovery Guide for specific configurations selected by your facility. No additional action is required by treating clinicians other than recognition that the SpO2 No Pulse, CO2 No Breath Detected and RESP No Breath Detected Alarms are not available to be transmitted from the RespArray" monitor to the Vital Sync" remote monitoring system until after the updated software is installed. For question - contact Technical and Clinical Support at 800-255-6774, Option 6.
Quantity in Commerce78 systems
DistributionWorldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, and VA. The country of Spain.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
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.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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