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Device recall: GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B850. Intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility.
FDA enforcement event 66156 is a device recall by GE Healthcare, LLC of Waukesha, WI, initiated 20 Jul 2011 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
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. 89% of the 114 device enforcement events initiated in 2011 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 25 Oct 2013. 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 Healthcare has recently become aware of an issue associated with the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 when used with the iCentral network. The iCentral must have the alarm management software license (L-NETM-00) and the alarm limit change option enabled to experience this issue. When changing the HR, SpO2 or Invasive pressure alarm limits from the iCentral over the network, the alarm priority on th"
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of CA, CO, CT, HI, IL , IA, KY, LA, MA, MI, NE, NY,OH, OK, TX, and WI, and the countries of UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, TURKEY,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2201-2013 | GE Healthcare, CARESCAPE Monitor B850. Intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility. | 636 (53 US, 583 OUS) | Class II | Terminated | 25 Sep 2013 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an issue associated with the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 when used with the iCentral network. The iCentral must have the alarm management software license (L-NETM-00) and the alarm limit change option enabled to experience this issue. When changing the HR, SpO2 or Invasive pressure alarm limits from the iCentral over the network, the alarm priority on th"
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-USA (nationwide) including the states of CA, CO, CT, HI, IL , IA, KY, LA, MA, MI, NE, NY,OH, OK, TX, and WI, and the countries of UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, TURKEY,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 25 Oct 2013. "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.