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Device recall: GE Healthcare, Dash Port 2 Docking Station. Product Usage: is a docking station (quick mount/dismount base) for a Dash p
GE Healthcare, LLC (Waukesha, WI) initiated this device recall on 13 Jun 2012; FDA lists 1 product record under event 63662, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 88% of the 823 device enforcement events initiated in 2012 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 25 Aug 2016. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. GE Healthcare, LLC has 225 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare, LLC, Waukesha, WI.
Reason for recall
"GE has become aware of multiple issues affecting the Dash 3000/4000/5000 and DashPort 2 monitor. This report of correction encompasses the DashPort 2 device, in which the DashPort 2 stops communicating with the Dash, resulting in Loss of Monitoring at the CIC. The DashPort 2 status LEDs in the back of the unit indicate Unity Network and DashPort 2 to Dash communication has stopped."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution and US (nationwide) including DC and the countries of ALGERIA, ARAB EMIRATES, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0814-2013 | GE Healthcare, Dash Port 2 Docking Station. Product Usage: is a docking station (quick mount/dismount base) for a Dash patient monitor. The system is to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. | 10,497 | Class II | Terminated | 20 Feb 2013 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "GE has become aware of multiple issues affecting the Dash 3000/4000/5000 and DashPort 2 monitor. This report of correction encompasses the DashPort 2 device, in which the DashPort 2 stops communicating with the Dash, resulting in Loss of Monitoring at the CIC. The DashPort 2 status LEDs in the back of the unit indicate Unity Network and DashPort 2 to Dash communication has stopped."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution and US (nationwide) including DC and the countries of ALGERIA, ARAB EMIRATES, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 25 Aug 2016. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.