Recall Z-0089-2027 ยท MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)
Nihon Kohden America LLC
Product Name: Nihon Kohden CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station, Model/Catalog Number: CN-6201 Software Version: software versions: 01-03, 01-04, 01-05, 01-06, 02-10, 02-11, and 02-40 Product Description: The device is intended for use by medical professionals to provide cardiac and vital signs monitoring for multiple patients within a medical facility. The CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station w
| Date | Oct 6, 2026 (initiated Sep 8, 2026) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Due to a cybersecurity issue associate with a NULL Pointer Dereferences vulnerabiity. If exploited would potentially cause disruption of the centralized monitoring of multiple beds and the visualization of alarms. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | On 09/08/2026, an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" Letter was sent via USPS certified mail to customers informing that, Nihon Kohden Corporation announced the discovery of a vulnerability within a limited number of CNS-6201 models to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. The identified vulnerability is classified as a NULL pointer dereference* (CWE-476). This type of software error may cause the system to crash when processing malformed or unexpected network input. Nihon Kohden has not received any complaints related to this vulnerability. If a CNS-6201 is affected by a DoS event, the device may |
| Quantity | 808 |
| Distribution | US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN. KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NL, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, QA, WA, WI, WV and WY. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K102376 | NIHON KOHDEN CNS-6200 SERIES CENTRAL NURSE STATION, MODEL CNS-6201 Nihon Kohden Corp., Dec 7, 2010 |