Device recall: GE Healthcare CARESCAPE Monitor B450 Product Usage: Intended uses of CARESCAPE B450 in 510(k) countries…
Class II FDA enforcement event 81075. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
When multiple CARESCAPEMonitor B450 or B850 units are connected to the same network and a network overload occurs for a prolonged time, the monitors may simultaneously restart as designed. The monitor restart will not be completed until the network issue has been corrected.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
GE Healthcare Finland Oy started this device recall on 4 Sep 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Helsinki. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 81075 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Oct 2018. The record gives the status Ongoing.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on . openFDA export of .
Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution-US Nationwide
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare Finland Oy, Helsinki, Finland.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0095-2019 | GE Healthcare CARESCAPE Monitor B450 Product Usage: Intended uses of CARESCAPE B450 in 510(k) countries [UR_CRSCP-885]: The CARESCAPE Monitor B450 is a multi-parameter patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas and intrahospital transport within a professional healthcare facility. The CARESCAPE Monitor B450… | 59,000 units | Class II | Ongoing | 17 Oct 2018 |
| Z-0096-2019 | GE Healthcare CARESCAPE Monitor B850 Product Usage: Intended uses of CARESCAPE B850 V2 in 510(k) countries [UR_CRSCP-1046]: The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is a multi-parameter high acuity patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended… | 47,937 units | Class II | Ongoing | 17 Oct 2018 |
openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports.
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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.
Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2018
- 1,074
- Share of these events in Class II
- 92%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 5
- Events of the firm on the register
- 5
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2025 | Carescape B450, Model no. 5805686 - shipped with potentially affected batteries or affected batteries installed as a spa | Device | Class II | 5 |
| 5 Apr 2024 | CARESCAPE Canvas 1000, Model Numbers: a) 5865770; b) 5865770-01040169; c) 5865770-01054142; d) 5865770-01054696; e) 5865 | Device | Class II | 5 |
| 19 May 2023 | TruSignal Adult/Pediatric Sensor; Oximeter, Ear: a) REF TS-AP-10, 10 pcs; b) REF TS-AP-25, 25 pcs | Device | Class I | 9 |
| 25 May 2018 | GE Healthcare CARESCAPE Monitor B650 | Device | Class II | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0095-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81075. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/81075/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution-US Nationwide
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 81075?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
59,000 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.