GE Healthcare recalls Solar 8000M Patient Monitoring Systems due to potential network overload causing simultaneous restarts. Affected units may need to be checked for network configuration.
The patient monitors may simultaneously restart as designed if all are connected to the same network and a network overload occurs for a prolonged time.
GE Healthcare is recalling its Solar 8000M Patient Monitoring Systems because they can restart simultaneously if connected to the same network during prolonged overload. This could disrupt patient monitoring and requires checking network settings.
The patient monitors may restart together if the network experiences prolonged overload. This could cause temporary monitoring disruptions but does not pose a direct safety risk to patients.
Healthcare facilities using the Solar 8000M Patient Monitoring Systems for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients are most at risk. The recall affects all units sold.
The Solar 8000M Patient Monitoring System is used for monitoring physiologic data in adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. All units are affected, regardless of when they were sold.
Verify that all monitors are not connected to the same network that could experience prolonged overload.
No, the recall is for potential temporary monitoring disruptions due to network overload, not a direct safety risk.
The Solar 8000M Patient Monitoring System is used for monitoring physiologic data in adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. All units are affected.
No, the product can continue to be used with proper network configuration checks.
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Subject: Recall Z-0523-2019 — GE Healthcare GE Healthcare Hello, I own a GE Healthcare that is covered by recall Z-0523-2019 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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