ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1705-2014 ยท DSI Detector And Alarm, Arrhythmia

Spacelabs Healthcare Inc

Spacelabs Medical Ultraview SL Command Module, Model 91496. Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm. The Multi-parameter Module is used with the Patient Care Management System (PCMS) to acquire, monitor, and process various clinical parameters from a patient in a clinical environment.

DateJun 3, 2014 (initiated May 8, 2014)
StatusTerminated
ReasonA software anomaly causes temperature alarm limits to change to limits which are not physiologically possible and result in nuisance false positive alarms.
Root causeSoftware Manufacturing/Software Deployment
ActionSpacelabs Healthcare identified a software anomaly in the Ultraview SL" Command Module, Model 91496. During an internal audit, Spacelabs identified a reportable recall that was not reported. We have a product called the Spacelabs Medical Ultraview SL" Command Module, Model 91496. A software error was discovered at a customer site which was not a safety issue, but in the interest of customer service it was decided to downgrade all their modules with an older software version.
Quantity64 devices
DistributionUS Distribution to GA.
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K103142SPACELABS MULTI-PARAMETER MODULE
Spacelabs Healthcare, Inc., Mar 3, 2011