Nihon Kohden CNS-6200 Central Nurse Station Recalled for Cybersecurity Vulnerability
Nihon Kohden America LLC is recalling 808 CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Stations due to a cybersecurity vulnerability that could disrupt patient monitoring.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
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.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as Class II due to a cybersecurity vulnerability that could disrupt monitoring, but the source does not report any illnesses, injuries, or deaths.
Plain-English summary
Nihon Kohden America LLC is recalling 808 units of the CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station, model CN-6201, due to a cybersecurity issue. The affected software versions are 01-03, 01-04, 01-05, 01-06, 02-10, 02-11, and 02-40. The device is intended for use by medical professionals to provide cardiac and vital signs monitoring for multiple patients within a medical facility.
The recall is due to a NULL Pointer Dereferences vulnerability. If exploited, this issue could potentially cause disruption of the centralized monitoring of multiple beds and the visualization of alarms. The source text does not report any illnesses, injuries, or deaths associated with this recall.
The affected units were distributed nationwide in the United States. Medical facilities should contact Nihon Kohden America LLC for instructions on how to address the vulnerability.
The recalled product
- Product
- Product Name: Nihon Kohden CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station, Model/Catalog Number: CN-6201 Software Version: software versions: 01-03, 01-04, 01-05, 01-06, 02-10, 02-11, and 02-40 Product Description: The device is intended for use by medical professionals to provide…
- Manufacturer
- Nihon Kohden America LLC
- Affected units
- 808
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (8)
- Lot Code: CNS-6201 (PU-621RA)
- SW versions: 01-03
- 01-04
- 01-05
- 01-06
- 02-10
- 02-11
- and 02-40
Distribution
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