eCareCoordinator allows the customer to schedule patient tasks (i.e., take weight measurement, take blood pressure). For medical use b...
FDA Recall Notice
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1557-2016.
The adherence check generates a software error. Two issues occur as a result of the software error: 1) No adherence flag is generated for that day; 2) No task is generated for the date 14 days later. An error message is generated and forwarded to operations. Subsequently, for days in which no task was generated, patient will not get a reminder on the tablet to take a measurement. If the pa
Corrective Action (per FDA)
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1557-2016.
Recall terminated by FDA.
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1557-2016.
Philips Visicu
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Philips Visicu Recall FAQ
Philips Visicu is the subject of a medical devices safety report: eCareCoordinator allows the customer to schedule patient tasks (i.e., take weight measurement, take blood pressure). For medical use b.... The notice was published on March 10, 2016 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 9 units are potentially affected.