GE Healthcare, LLC recalls PROCARE B20 Patient Monitor, V1; and B20 Patient Monitor, V2. The PROCARE Monitor B20 is a portable multiparameter unit…

Recall date

September 11, 2018

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-0583-2019

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

GE Healthcare, LLC

Sold / distributed

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico; and countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma (Myanmar), Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Repub…

Why it was recalled

Patient monitors may restart due to network overload caused by network configuration.

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

PROCARE B20 Patient Monitor, V1; and B20 Patient Monitor, V2. The PROCARE Monitor B20 is a portable multiparameter unit to be used for monitoring and recording of, and to generate alarms for, multiple physiological parameters of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a hospital environment and during intrahospital transport.