GE Healthcare recalls replacement ECG leadwires with snap ends that may reduce defibrillation energy, potentially limiting successful heart rhythm treatment. Affected units have specific catalog numbers.
ECG trunk cables and leadwires may reduce the amount of energy reaching the patient during defibrillation, potentially limiting success of defibrillating the patients rhythm.
GE Healthcare is recalling replacement ECG leadwires with snap ends that could reduce the energy delivered during defibrillation, making it harder to successfully treat heart rhythms. This risk affects patients needing defibrillation, particularly those with cardiac conditions.
The ECG leadwires may not deliver enough energy during defibrillation, which could prevent successful treatment of life-threatening heart rhythms. This happens because the leadwires reduce the amount of electrical energy reaching the patient's heart.
Patients using GE ECG equipment with these leadwires are at risk if they require defibrillation. Healthcare providers using the leadwires for monitoring are most affected.
Check for catalog number 2106386-101 on the leadwires. These are replacement ECG leadwires with snap ends sold with GE equipment requiring rectangular 11-pin ECG trunk cables.
Look for catalog number 2106386-101 on the leadwires to confirm they are affected.
The ECG leadwires may reduce the amount of energy reaching the patient during defibrillation, potentially limiting success of defibrillating the patient's rhythm.
No specific stop-use instruction is given; the recall requires checking if you have the affected catalog number.
Check for catalog number 2106386-101 on the leadwires, which are replacement ECG leadwires with snap ends sold with GE equipment requiring rectangular 11-pin ECG trunk cables.
We’ve drafted a message you can send GE Healthcare to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-1879-2019 — GE Healthcare GE Healthcare Hello, I own a GE Healthcare that is covered by recall Z-1879-2019 from GE Healthcare. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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