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CriticalFDAfda-Z-1162-2020FIRE OR BURN

Loop-Style Ultrasound Transducer (Nautilus), 8-foot Cord 5700LAX, that may have been serviced with the following: Pacific Medical GE Coro...

⚠ Critical FDA Safety Notice — Talk to Your Doctor

The FDA has flagged this as a serious safety concern (fire or burn). Do not stop, change, or discard a prescribed medication or medical device on your own. Contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately to ask whether this notice applies to your prescription and what to do next. Any specific guidance below comes directly from the FDA — Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice.

Units Affected
6,797
Recall Date
September 11, 2019
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Fire Or Burn

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1162-2020.

Fetal/maternal monitor/monitoring systems serviced or remanufactured using non-OEM equivalent components that have not been appropriately verified or validated. Possible adverse clinical impact: inability to accurately detect and measure fetal heart rate, inability to accurately detect maternal peripheral oxygen saturation, inability to monitor uterine activity to follow contractions, inability to determine temperature, and maternal blood pressure, lack of electrocardiography tracing, patient/clinician burns, and delay in detecting maternal or fetal distress.

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1162-2020.

Recall ongoing. Follow firm instructions.

🩺 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist

Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice. Any specific instructions about this medication or device come directly from the FDA notice above. Before making any change to your treatment:

  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1162-2020.

Pacific Medical Group Inc.

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Pacific Medical Group Inc. Recall FAQ

Pacific Medical Group Inc. is the subject of a medical devices safety report: Loop-Style Ultrasound Transducer (Nautilus), 8-foot Cord 5700LAX, that may have been serviced with the following: Pacific Medical GE Coro.... The notice was published on September 11, 2019 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 6,797 units are potentially affected.