Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published August 30, 2019
Spacelabs Xhibit Central Model 96102: Audio alarm loss after power failure
Spacelabs Healthcare recalls Xhibit Central Model 96102 software versions 1.3.1-1.3.4 due to potential audio alarm loss after power failure or cable disconnection, which could delay recognizing patient emergencies.
The firm received reports of loss of audio alarm after a power failure or cable disconnection. The loss of audio for a telemetry patient could delay the recognition of an alarm condition.
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📍Recalling firmSpacelabs Healthcare, Inc.35301 Se Center St · Snoqualmie, WA 98065-9216
“Spacelabs Xhibit Central Model 96102: Audio alarm loss after power failure.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/67084-spacelabs-xhibit-central-model-96102-audio-alarm-loss-after-power. Based on FDA recall #Z-2261-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2261-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Aug. 30, 2019, that Spacelabs Healthcare, Inc. is recalling Xhibit Central, Model No. 96102, due to a hazard where loss of audio alarms after power failure or cable disconnection could delay recognition of alarm conditions for telemetry patients.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Spacelabs Healthcare
Product: Xhibit Central
Model No.: 96102
Software Versions: 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3 and 1.3.4
UDI: 10841522100345
Quantity: 2197 units
Distribution: US Nationwide (including 40 states and Puerto Rico), Canada, and multiple other countries
The hazard
The firm received reports of loss of audio alarm after a power failure or cable disconnection. The loss of audio for a telemetry patient could delay the recognition of an alarm condition.
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 MX70: Monitor May Not Alarm - Recall (Oct. 31, 2025), Philips IntelliVue MX50: Monitor May Not Alarm - Recall (Oct. 31, 2025), and Philips IntelliVue MX550 Patient Monitor Recall: No Alarms May Cause Missed Alerts (Oct. 31, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Xhibit Central Model 96102 with software versions 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, or 1.3.4. The device is used for central monitoring of adult, pediatric, and neonatal patient data in healthcare settings.
Brand
Spacelabs Healthcare
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Software Version
Verify your Xhibit Central software version by checking the device's display or documentation.
Update Software
Contact Spacelabs Healthcare to update to a newer software version that resolves this issue.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the 40 states and Puerto Rico, and multiple countries including Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4.6 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2261-2020 (August 30, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2261-2020 to see it in context.
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