Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published April 12, 2023
Spacelabs Healthcare UVSL Command Module Recall: Missing Alarms May Cause Missed Events
Spacelabs Healthcare recalls UVSL Command Module Model 91496 with software versions 2.03.06 and earlier or 2.04 and later. This may cause clinicians to miss critical events due to missing alarms.
Command modules will display the following when parameter processing is suspended, depending on software version: 1) Older versions will have waveforms present with no alarms, 2) Newer versions have waveforms absent with no alarms. This may cause clinicians to miss a potentially catastrophic event.
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📍Recalling firmSpacelabs Healthcare, Inc.35301 Se Center St · Snoqualmie, WA 98065-9216
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Spacelabs Healthcare is recalling its Ultraview SL Command Module Model 91496 with specific software versions. The recall is because older software versions show waveforms without alarms, and newer versions show no waveforms at all, which could lead clinicians to miss serious medical events. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/58585-spacelabs-healthcare-uvsl-command-module-recall-missing-alarms-may-cause.
“Spacelabs Healthcare UVSL Command Module Recall: Missing Alarms May Cause Missed Events.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/58585-spacelabs-healthcare-uvsl-command-module-recall-missing-alarms-may-cause. Based on FDA recall #Z-1503-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1503-2023%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on April 12, 2023, that Spacelabs Healthcare is recalling Ultraview SL Command Module Model 91496 units because they may display waveforms without alarms or lack waveforms entirely when parameter processing suspends. This malfunction may cause clinicians to miss a potentially catastrophic event.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Spacelabs Healthcare
Product: Ultraview SL (UVSL) Command Module
Model: 91496
Software versions: 2.03.06 and earlier, 2.04 and later
The hazard
Command modules may display waveforms with no alarms (older software versions) or have absent waveforms with no alarms (newer versions) when parameter processing is suspended. This failure may cause clinicians to miss a potentially catastrophic event.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Spacelabs Healthcare, Inc. has 10 other recalls on record since Jan. 17, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Philips IntelliVue MX100 Patient Monitor Recall (Oct. 31, 2025), Philips IntelliVue MX550 Patient Monitor Recall (Oct. 31, 2025) and Philips IntelliVue MX450 Patient Monitor Recall (Oct. 31, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your Ultraview SL Command Module Model 91496 has software version 2.03.06 or earlier, or version 2.04 or later. These specific software versions are part of the recall.
Brand
Spacelabs Healthcare
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Software Version
Identify the software version on your Ultraview SL Command Module Model 91496 to determine if it is affected by the recall.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 47 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of SD, KY, MO, WA, OH, NC, CA, OR, TX, GA, IL, OK, SC, PA, AL, KS, FL, ID, MI, MN, IA, NJ, MD, VA, AR, CT, NE, LA, AK, MS, ME, WV, NY, AZ, TN, WY, IN, MA, MT, CO, DE, ND, WI, NV, RI, NH, UT.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 28 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1503-2023 (April 12, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1503-2023 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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