GE Healthcare Recalls Dash Port 2 Docking Stations for Communication Failure
GE Healthcare is recalling Dash Port 2 docking stations because they may stop communicating with the monitor, causing a loss of 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 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. The hazard involves a loss of patient monitoring, which is a risk-of-harm product issue where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
GE Healthcare, LLC is recalling 10,497 units of the Dash Port 2 Docking Station. This device serves as a quick mount/dismount base for Dash patient monitors used to track physiologic data for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients.
The recall was initiated because the Dash Port 2 may stop communicating with the Dash monitor. When this occurs, the status LEDs on the back of the unit indicate that communication has stopped, resulting in a loss of monitoring at the Clinical Information Center (CIC).
The affected units were distributed worldwide and across the United States, including Washington, D.C., and numerous international countries. Healthcare facilities should check their inventory against the specific serial numbers listed in the official recall notice to identify affected units.
The recalled product
- Product
- 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.
- Manufacturer
- GE Healthcare, LLC
- Category
- Medical Device — Patient Monitor
- Affected units
- 10,497
Distribution
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