GE Healthcare recalls B40i Patient Monitors due to potential restarts from network overload. Affected units may cause monitoring disruptions in hospitals.
Patient monitors may restart due to network overload caused by network configuration.
GE Healthcare is recalling two versions of their B40i Patient Monitors because network configuration issues can cause the device to restart unexpectedly. This could disrupt patient monitoring in hospitals and during transport.
Network configuration problems can cause the patient monitor to restart unexpectedly. This might interrupt vital patient monitoring during critical medical situations like hospital transport or procedures.
Healthcare providers using the B40i Patient Monitors in hospitals or during patient transport are affected. Staff monitoring patients with these devices face the highest risk.
The B40i Patient Monitor and B40i Patient Monitor V3 are portable medical devices used in hospitals. They were sold to healthcare facilities for monitoring patients.
Look for the model name on the device itself or its packaging to confirm if it's a B40i Patient Monitor or B40i Patient Monitor V3.
The recall is for potential restarts due to network configuration issues, which could disrupt patient monitoring.
The recall record does not mention any remedy or fix for this issue.
The affected models are the B40i Patient Monitor and B40i Patient Monitor V3, used in hospitals for patient monitoring.
We’ve drafted a message you can send GE Healthcare to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-0586-2019 — GE Healthcare GE Healthcare Hello, I own a GE Healthcare that is covered by recall Z-0586-2019 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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