GE Healthcare…

Date posted by the FDA

Nov. 5, 2008

Status

Terminated

Filed by

GE Healthcare

Product

GE Healthcare, Mobile Care Server used in conjunction with Web Viewer, Pocket Viewer, and Cellular Viewer WIT with L-WEB05 software. GE Healthcare 8200 West Tower Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53223 Mobile Care Server maintains and coordinates the network connections between the devices in the Datex-Ohmeda network or Unity Network and Web Viewer clients. Web Viewer can be used for viewing or otherwise processing information from several bedside monitors or other networked devices. Pocket Viewer can be used for viewing or otherwise processing of information from several bedside monitors or other network devices. Cellular Viewer can be used for viewing or otherwise processing of information from several bedside monitors or other networked devices.

Reason

Issue 1 -Possible failure of CIC Pro audible alarms: Requests for telemetry defaults from Mobile Care Server could cause excessive CIC Pro memory consumption. This excessive memory consumption may lead to potential loss of audio at the CIC or a system reset or reboot. Issue 2 - Mobile Care software/Mobile Viewers don not recognize ApexPro FH Telemetry transmitter: Mobile Care server does not ac

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of CALIFORNIA, IOWA, INDIANA, VERMONT, and WASHINGTON and countries of AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHINA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, QATAR, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY, and UNITED KINGDOM.

Quantity

292

Codes and lots

serial numbers: 5221922, 5221925, 5221927, 5221929, 5221930, 6104032, 6104033, 6131575, 6172651, 6173193, 6241778, 6334201, 6334204, 6393453, CB8717D5D6, CZC53003BG, CZC5391VGC, CZC5460C7C, CZC5460C7D, CZC5460C7G, CZC5460C7L, CZC5462BTV, CZC5462BV0, CZC5462BV1, CZC5462HW2, CZC5462HW3, CZC5472F8K, CZC5472F8M, CZC5492LJT, CZC5492LKJ, CZC5492LKN, CZC5492LLF, CZC5492LLK, CZC5510Y68, CZC5510Y6C, CZC5510Y6F, CZC5510Y6K, CZC5521M4L, CZC5521M4N, CZC603076D, CZC603076H, CZC603076K, CZC603076P, CZC603076S, CZC6030772, CZC61030G7, CZC61030H1, CZC6103GG, CZC6130L2Q, CZC6130L32, CZC6130L39, CZC61544V7, CZC61544VS, CZC61544VX, CZC6181MT3, CZC6181MTW, CZC6261MWN, CZC62803T2, CZC62803TB, CZC63128X3, CZC6322Q7J, CZC6322Q7M, CZC6322Q7Z, CZC6322Q83, CZC6322Q87, CZC6391G9Y, CZC6394DG9, CZC6394DGD, CZC6394DH1, CZC6394DH5, CZC6394DH8, CZC6394DHD, CZC64006J8, CZC64006J9, CZC64006K2, CZC64006KF, CZC64006KJ, CZC64006L1, CZC64006L4, CZC64006L8, CZC642559P, CZC64511LJ, CZC64511LV, CZC64511M5, CZC64511M8, CZC6482WJW, CZC6482WK3, CZC6482WK4, CZC6482WK5, CZC6482WK6, CZC6482WKN, CZC6482WKV, CZC6482WKW, CZC6482WL0, CZC6482WL4, CZC6482WL7, CZC6482WLC, CZC6482WML, CZC7080QJ1, CZC7080QJQ, CZC7080QJX, CZC7080QK3, CZC7080QKB, CZC7105QDQ, CZC7105QDW, CZC7105QF5, CZC7105QFH, CZC7105QFN, CZC7105QFP, CZC7132V6S, CZC7132V6X, CZC7132V78, CZC7132V7L, CZC7132V84, CZC713ZV7Q, CZC721264N, CZC7212G4V, CZC7212G4W, CZC7215008, CZC721500L, CZC724149Q, CZC724149R, CZC72414BG, CZC7244NX6, CZC7244NX9, CZC7244NXB, CZC7244NXL, CZC7244NXW, CZC7250WMY, CZC7250WN5, CZC7272RLM, CZC7363P30, CZC7363P31, CZC7363P33, CZC7363P3L, CZC7364RRJ, CZC7364RRW, CZC7364RRX, CZC7364RS6, CZC7364RS7, CZC7364RSM, CZC7364RSW, CZC7364RT1, CZC7364RT7, CZC7364RTX, CZC7364RV7, CZC74146LV, CZC7414GDW, CZC7414GDY, CZC7414GF0, CZC7414GF6, CZC7414GFK, CZC7414GGJ, CZC7414GJ0, CZC7414GJ5, CZC7414GJF, CZC7414GJG, CZC7414GJK, CZC7414GK2, CZC7414GK4, CZC7414GK5, CZC7414GK6, CZC7414GK8, CZC7414GK9, CZC7414GKB, CZC7414GKD, CZC7414GKF, CZC7414GKG, CZC7414GKH, CZC7414GL0, CZC7414GL9, CZC7414GLD, CZC7414GLM, CZC7414GLZ, CZC7414GM1, CZC7414GM2, CZC7414GM3, CZC7414GM5, CZC7414GM6, CZC7414GM9, CZC7414GMG, CZC7414GMJ, CZC7414GMK, CZC7414GMN, CZC7414GMQ, CZC7520RZK, CZC7520S0S, CZC7520S1D, CZC7520S24, CZC7520S26, FRB4210XRV, FRB4210XSF, FRB4250SX1, FRB4250T03, FRB4250T05, FRB4250T0B, FRB4250T0G, FRB426012F, FRB4260132, FRB426013Y, GB8627CWKP, GB8627CWLE, GB8627CWM9, GB8627CWMW, GB8627CWNF, GB8627CWNS, GB8627CWPT, GB8627CWR7, GB8627CWRM, GB8627CWS0, GB8627CWSJ, GB8627CWTH, GB8627CWTX, GB8627CWX1, GB8627CWXP, GB8627CX06, GB8627CX0N, GB8627CX11, GB8627CX1B, GB8627CX1P, GB8627CX22, GB8627CX29, GB8627CX2M, GB8627CX2W, GB8627CX31, GB8717D5D0, GB8717D5D1, GB8717D5D2, GB8717D5D3, GB8717D5D4, GB8717D5D5, GB8717D5D7, GB8717D5D8, GB8717D5D9, GB8717D5DA, GB8717D5DB, GB8717D5WS, GB8717D5WV, GB8717D5WX, GB8717D5WY, GB8717D5X1, GB8717D5X3, GB8717D5X4, GB8717D5X5, GB8717D5X7, GB8717D5X8, GB8717D5X9, GB8717D5XA, GB8717D5XB, GB8747301C, GB8747301D, GB8747301H…

Recall started

July 16, 2008

Device type

System, Network And Communication, Physiological Monitors

Root cause (FDA)

Software design

What the company told customers

Consignees contacted via a GE Healthcare Urgent Medical device Correction letter dated 8/26/08 and supplemental instruction for installation of software" Mobile care server with software, L-WEB05 and iCentral with software, L-NET05 supplemental Instruction for installation". The letter was addressed to Healthcare Administrator/Risk manger, chief of Nursing and director of Biomedical engineering / IT. The letter also described the problem, affected Products,and Short Term Recommendations .

Recall number

Z-0213-2009

What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-0213-2009. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.