FDA recall Z-2641-2017

Merge Healthcare, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

Masimo SPO2 Sensor, ear clip-adult (Merge Part Number: HW-HEMO-00047), Product Usage: Merge Hemodynamics monitors, measures, and records physiologic data from a human patient undergoing a cardiac catheterization procedure. The Monitoring System is for the monitoring of vital parameters including ECG, SpO2, invasive blood pressure, temperature, NIBP and C02, and for the evaluation of resting ECG, arrhythmias, ST-segments and cardiac output.

Reason for recall

Under certain conditions, the cables used with the Hemo system during a patient procedure could stop displaying the patient SpO2 causing a slight delay in patient care.

Distribution

Distribution was nationwide. There was also government and military distribution. There was no foreign distribution.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2016-04-04
Report date
2017-07-05
Termination date
2019-10-15
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Hartland, WI, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2641-2017