Fetal and maternal monitors recalled over potential cybersecurity issues
Edan Diagnostics is recalling 3,518 units of its Fetal & Maternal Monitor models F6, F9, F6 Express and F9 Express after an FDA letter raising potential cybersecurity issues with the firm's devices.
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: Scored 2 because the record cites potential cybersecurity issues raised in an FDA letter, with no stated defect consequence or reported harm.
Plain-English summary
The EDAN Fetal & Maternal Monitor models F6, F9, F6 Express and F9 Express is being recalled by Edan Diagnostics. The record describes the product as follows: the devices are bedside fetal and maternal monitors, used to monitor the physiological parameters of pregnant women including the fetus.
The reason given in the enforcement record is that the firm received an FDA It Has Come to Our Attention Letter (IHCTOA Letter) regarding potential cybersecurity issues with various of the firm's devices.
The record lists 3,518 units, with model, UDI-DI and serial or lot numbers recorded in the enforcement record. Distribution was worldwide, including nationwide in the United States across a range of states listed in the record. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.
The record names no specific defect, consequence or reported harm. Facilities should follow Edan Diagnostics' instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Brand Name: EDAN Product Name: Fetal & Maternal Monitor Model/Catalog Number: F6, F9, F6 Express, F9 Express Product Description: The devices are bedside fetal and maternal monitors, which are used to monitor the physiological parameters of pregnant women including the fetus…
- Manufacturer
- Edan Diagnostics
- Affected units
- 3,518
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 16 recalled by Edan Diagnostics 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.
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