FDA Device

Spacelabs Medical 1400 MHz Telemetry System,. Model 91341-09. Telemetry System consists of Model 91341-09 transmitter, 90478-1CST receiver and 90478-1CSV receiver.

Hazard

Potential for patient waveforms to move to an open receiver module or to an occupied receiver causing the intermittent inappropriate monitoring of both patients for several minutes.

What You Should Do

Remedy

On May 5, 2006 a letter was issued to all consignees, via return receipt requested. The letter advised consignees of the issue and provided some ways to mitigate the risk. Anyone experiencing the anomaly is to document the failure and report it to the firm. A field service representative will visit each consignee to optimize the antenna system to reduce intermodulations. After determining the root cause and validating a fix, the firm issued a second letter dated August 21, 2006 to their consignees. The letter advised consignees of three issues that needed 'improvement' and stated a service engieneer will schedule a time to visit and install the improvements.

Products

Spacelabs Medical 1400 MHz Telemetry System,. Model 91341-09. Telemetry System consists of Model 91341-09 transmitter, 90478-1CST receiver and 90478-1CSV receiver.
Brand
Spacelabs Medical Incorporated
UPC
All systems - each major component has its own serial number

Units Affected

22 telemetry systems; 1229 transmitters