Patient Monitors

Fetal/maternal monitor/monitoring systems serviced or remanufactured using non-OEM equivalent components that have not been appropriately verified or validated. Possible adverse clinical impact: inability to accurately detect and measure fetal heart rate, inability to accurately detect maternal peripheral oxygen saturation, inability to monitor uterine activity to follow contractions, inability to determine temperature, and maternal blood pressure, lack of electrocardiography tracing, patient/clinician burns, and delay in detecting maternal or fetal distress.

Ventilator touchscreen may become frozen and fail to respond to touch commands. If a patient requires a change in therapy, there is no warning associated with an unresponsive touchcreen, and therefore the clinician would have no prior indication of a touchscreen failure and would be unable to change ventilator settings. The ventilator will continue to function at the predetermined and accepted settings required to support the patient. A delay in therapy adjustments may result in hypercarbia and/or hypoxemia.

Combination of software and a component failure may cause audible alarms not to operate properly, the alarm buzzer not work, for ventilators that have a failed electronic component and, that are stored without AC power connected for more than 36 hours leading to full depletion of the battery and, that powers on automatically when connected to AC power without pressing the power switch.

GE Healthcare has become aware that there is a potential for a loose cable connection inside specific manufactured anesthesia devices. This would cause a loss of mechanical ventilation and the system will provide high priority audio and visual alarms. Loss of mechanical ventilation could lead to hypoxia if the clinician does not intervene.

GE Healthcare has become aware that there is a potential for a loose cable connection inside specific manufactured anesthesia devices. This would cause a loss of mechanical ventilation and the system will provide high priority audio and visual alarms. Loss of mechanical ventilation could lead to hypoxia if the clinician does not intervene.

Product has the potential to be contaminated with Burholderia cepacia.

Product has the potential to be contaminated with Burholderia cepacia.

Device vented gas below the stated pressure.

Product is mislabeled. The label on the package is for a size #4 cuff, but the incorrect size #3 cuff was placed in the package.

New software version for affected ventilators reduces the probability of the ventilator entering an ambient state, in which the inspiratory channel and expiratory valves are opened, letting the patient breathe room air unassisted. When the ventilator enters the ambient state, alternative ventilation must be provided immediately.

There is a potential for the unit to catch fire due to one of the screen retaining screws being incorrectly inserted. Due to this improper screw insertion the screw sat higher than normal allowing it to contact the underside of the main board causing the screw to rub against the bottom side of the board, wearing away the insulation layer and creating a short circuit.

There is a potential for the unit to catch fire due to one of the screen retaining screws being incorrectly inserted. Due to this improper screw insertion the screw sat higher than normal allowing it to contact the underside of the main board causing the screw to rub against the bottom side of the board, wearing away the insulation layer and creating a short circuit.

There is a potential for the unit to catch fire due to one of the screen retaining screws being incorrectly inserted. Due to this improper screw insertion the screw sat higher than normal allowing it to contact the underside of the main board causing the screw to rub against the bottom side of the board, wearing away the insulation layer and creating a short circuit.

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit

Incorrectly pre-assembled breathing circuit has potential for incorrect connection/short circuit of the breathing circuit