The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0521-2019·Announced 2018-12-05

GE Healthcare Recalls Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring Systems

GE Healthcare is recalling approximately 182,640 Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring Systems because they may simultaneously restart during prolonged network overloads.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a risk-of-harm product (patient monitoring) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

GE Healthcare, LLC is recalling approximately 182,640 Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring Systems. These devices are used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients.

The recall was initiated because the patient monitors may simultaneously restart as designed if all are connected to the same network and a network overload occurs for a prolonged time. This issue could potentially interrupt patient monitoring.

Distribution was made nationwide, including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa, as well as to government and military facilities. Foreign distribution included numerous countries across multiple continents. Healthcare facilities should contact GE Healthcare for further instructions on how to manage the affected devices.

The recalled product

Product
Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
Manufacturer
GE Healthcare, LLC

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 (1)

  • All monitors

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 2 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 6 products in this recall →

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