Terminated

GE Healthcare, Dash 3000, Dash 4000 and Dash 5000 Physiological Patient Monitor and accessories.

FDA Recall Z-0813-2013 · Posted 2013-02-13

Recalling FirmGE Healthcare, LLC

Recall StatusTerminated

Product CodeMHX

Date Initiated2012-06-13

Date Terminated2016-08-25

Product Quantity119,262

Reason for Recall

GE has become aware of multiple issues affecting the Dash 3000/4000/5000 Patient Monitor. These issues may occur when the Ethernet controller in the XPC823 CPU on the Dash and DashPort 2 motherboard functions intermittently. GE Healthcare has identified that these issues occur most often at sites with large Unity Network installations. It should be noted that the Dash 3000/4000/5000 patient m

Firm Action

GE Healthcare sent an Important Product Information letter dated June 13, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were told the otherboard would be replaced, on request, should the customer continue to expeience the issue with the affected product. A second letter dated August 30, 2012, was sent on September 5, 2012, informing consignees that the motherboard replacement did not fully correct the issues. Therefore, the motherboard replacement field action had been suspended. It further explained that the correction will be provided when it is available. Customers with questions were instructed to call 1-800-558-7044. For questions regarding this recall call 262-513-4122.

Root Cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Distribution Pattern

Nationwide Distribution - ALL STATES IN CONTINENTAL USA INCLUDING PR and DC excluding AK, DE, ND, and VT. ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CUBA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNG ARIA, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, LATIVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MALTA, MOROCCO, NEPAL, NETHERLAND, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PALESTINIAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,K TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARB EMIRATES , UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY. PUERTO RICO

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K073462MODIFICATION TO DASH 3000, 4000, 5000 MONITOR AND ACCESSORIESGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2008-01-11

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