Recall Z-1522-2011 · MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)

GE Healthcare, LLC

GE Healthcare, ApexPro Telemetry System The ApexPro Telemetry System is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner. The system is designed to acquire and monitor physiological data for ambulating patients within a defined coverage area. The system processes this physiological data to detect various ECG arrhythmia events and select physiological parameter l

Date	Mar 3, 2011 (initiated Jan 28, 2011)
Status	Terminated
Reason	GE Healthcare has become aware of a potential for loss of patient monitoring when ApexPro Telemetry System is used in conjunction with a mirrored view CARESCAPE CIC Pro in combination monitoring mode (combo mode). The safety issue includes the potential for a delay in annunciation of audible alarms when used in combo mode, and may result in the delay of treatment of a cardiac event.
Root cause	Software design
Action	GE sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated December 29, 2010. The letter was addressed to Healthcare Administrator / Risk Manger, Chief of Nursing and Director of Biomedical Engineering. The letter described the Safety Issue, Affected Product Details, Product Correction, Safety Instruction and Contact Information. Customers were instructed to contact Technical Support or their local Service Representative with any questions regarding this medical device. For any questions regarding this recall call 262-573-4122.
Quantity	2346
Distribution	Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO,MT,NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY. and the UNITED KINGDOM, THAILAND, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, SPAIN, SOUTH KOREA, RUS
FDA record	Open on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K080251

APEXPRO TELEMETRY SYSTEMS
Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies, Jun 20, 2008