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GE Healthcare CARESCAPE ONE Patient Monitor May Not Alert for V-Fib During Docking

GE Healthcare recalls CARESCAPE ONE patient monitors that may fail to alert for ventricular fibrillation when docked to specific host monitors, posing a risk of undetected cardiac events.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2750-2020Medical deviceGE Healthcare ›
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Recalling firmGE Healthcare, LLC3000 N Grandview Blvd · Waukesha, WI 53188-1615
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What happened, in plain English

GE Healthcare is recalling certain CARESCAPE ONE patient monitors that may not provide alarms for ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) when connected to specific host monitors. This could lead to undetected cardiac events if a patient experiences V-Fib while the monitor is docked. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/64929-ge-healthcare-carescape-one-patient-monitor-may-not-alert-for.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/64929-ge-healthcare-carescape-one-patient-monitor-may-not-alert-for · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2750-2020

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“GE Healthcare CARESCAPE ONE Patient Monitor May Not Alert for V-Fib During Docking.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64929-ge-healthcare-carescape-one-patient-monitor-may-not-alert-for. Based on FDA recall #Z-2750-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2750-2020%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

When the CARESCAPE ONE patient monitor is docked to a compatible host monitor (B450/B650/B850), it may fail to detect and alert for ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib). This could result in undetected cardiac events if a patient experiences V-Fib while the monitor is connected.

Who’s affected

Healthcare professionals using the CARESCAPE ONE patient monitor with specific host monitors (B450/B650/B850) in hospitals. Patients at risk during monitoring sessions where the monitor is docked.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number 2087075-001 and serial numbers listed in the recall notice. The product is used in hospitals for patient monitoring during transport and in multiple areas.

  • Brand
    GE Healthcare
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Monitor Docking

    Ensure the CARESCAPE ONE monitor is not docked to a B450/B650/B850 host monitor when monitoring patients.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 4 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: nationwideWAIdaho: nationwideIDMontana: named in the noticeMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: nationwideMNIllinois: nationwideILWisconsin: named in the noticeWIMichigan: nationwideMINew York: nationwideNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: nationwideMAOregon: nationwideORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: nationwideOHPennsylvania: nationwidePANew Jersey: nationwideNJConnecticut: nationwideCTCalifornia: nationwideCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: nationwideCONebraska: nationwideNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: nationwideKYWest Virginia: nationwideWVVirginia: nationwideVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: nationwideAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: nationwideTNNorth Carolina: named in the noticeNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: nationwideLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: nationwideALGeorgia: nationwideGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: named in the noticeTXFlorida: nationwideFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of MT, NC, TX and WI. The countries of Australia, Austria, Bahrain,Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil ,Canada, Chile, Check Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Montana, North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4.2 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 22, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 4, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 12, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Aug 19, 2024420202024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

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-2750-2020 (June 22, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2750-2020 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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