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Event 72211

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 03, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Spacelabs Healthcare Inc

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Spacelabs Healthcare CardioCall ECG Event Recorder, Models VS20, VS20x4, ST80, ST80x4, PCBAs PN # 670-1670-00 Product Usage: The CardioCall event recorder is worn by the patient to record a short period of electrocardiogram which can be sent to his physician.

Z-0172-2016
Recall number
Z-0172-2016
Initiated
September 03, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Spacelabs Healthcare Inc
Quantity
275 devices (20 in US and 255 international) and 113 PCBAs (international only)

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
When the battery is inserted into the CardioCall ECG Event Recorder, the device beeps twice and is followed by a continuous ringing sound that only stops when battery is removed. The device has a self-test failure and will not operate normally.

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Reason for recall

When the battery is inserted into the CardioCall ECG Event Recorder, the device beeps twice and is followed by a continuous ringing sound that only stops when battery is removed. The device has a self-test failure and will not operate normally.

Code information

PCBAs PN #: 670-1670-00. SERIAL NUMBERS in the US: CARD-200990, CARD-201287, CARD-623478, CARD-623775, CARD-624198, CARD-624224, CARD-624314, CARD-624387, CARD-624404, CARD-624413, CARD-624891, CARD-625061, CARD-625089, CARD-625124, CARD-625232, CARD-625269, CARD-625296, CARD-625304, CARD-625322, and CARD-625421. SERIAL NUMBERS OUTSIDE THE US: CARD-000019, CARD-000028, CARD-000037, CARD-000046, CARD-000064, CARD-000073, CARD-000073, CARD-000082, CARD-000091, CARD-000109, CARD-000118, CARD-000127, CARD-000136, CARD-000145, CARD-000163, CARD-000172, CARD-000181, CARD-000190, CARD-000208, CARD-000217, CARD-000226, CARD-000235, CARD-000244, CARD-000271, CARD-000280, CARD-000299, CARD-000307, CARD-000325, CARD-000334, CARD-000343, CARD-000352, CARD-000361, CARD-000370, CARD-000398, CARD-000406, CARD-000415, CARD-000424, CARD-000433, CARD-000442, CARD-000451, CARD-000479, CARD-000479, CARD-000488, CARD-000497, CARD-000505, CARD-000514, CARD-000523, CARD-000532, CARD-000550, CARD-000578, CARD-000596, CARD-000604, CARD-000613, CARD-000622, CARD-000631, CARD-000640, CARD-000659, CARD-000668, CARD-000677, CARD-000686, CARD-000703, CARD-000721, CARD-000730, CARD-000749, CARD-000758, CARD-000767, CARD-000776, CARD-000785, CARD-000785, CARD-000794, CARD-000802, CARD-000811, CARD-000820, CARD-000820, CARD-000839, CARD-000848, CARD-000857, CARD-000866, CARD-000875, CARD-000893, CARD-000910, CARD-000910, CARD-000929, CARD-000938, CARD-000947, CARD-000956, CARD-000974, CARD-000983, CARD-000992, CARD-001009, CARD-001018, CARD-001027, CARD-001027, CARD-001036, CARD-001045, CARD-001054, CARD-001063, CARD-001072, CARD-001072, CARD-001081, CARD-001090, CARD-001108, CARD-001117, CARD-001135, CARD-001144, CARD-001153, CARD-001171, CARD-001180, CARD-001199, CARD-001199, CARD-001207, CARD-001216, CARD-001225, CARD-001234, CARD-001243, CARD-001252, CARD-001261, CARD-001270, CARD-001289, CARD-001298, CARD-001306, CARD-001315, CARD-001333, CARD-001379, CARD-001388, CARD-001397, CARD-001405, CARD-001414, CARD-001423, CARD-001441, CARD-001603, CARD-002602, CARD-003304, CARD-003601, CARD-003908, CARD-005203, CARD-006103, CARD-200035, CARD-200116, CARD-200125, CARD-200486, CARD-200963, CARD-201016, CARD-201052, CARD-201124, CARD-201133, CARD-300016, CARD-300025, CARD-300034, CARD-300052, CARD-300070, CARD-300089, CARD-300098, CARD-300160, CARD-300188, CARD-300197, CARD-300205, CARD-300214, CARD-300223, CARD-300232, CARD-300269, CARD-300278, CARD-300313, CARD-300322, CARD-300331, CARD-300368, CARD-300395, CARD-300412, CARD-300421, CARD-300430, CARD-300458, CARD-300467, CARD-300476, CARD-300494, CARD-300511, CARD-300539, CARD-300548, CARD-300566, CARD-300576, CARD-300647, CARD-300656, CARD-300674, CARD-300692, CARD-300728, CARD-300755, CARD-300773, CARD-300782, CARD-300809, CARD-300818, CARD-300836, CARD-300881, CARD-300890, CARD-300917, CARD-300926, CARD-300944, CARD-301006, CARD-301042, CARD-301079, CARD-301114, CARD-301150, CARD-301178, CARD-301439, CARD-301484, CARD-400213, CARD-621894, CARD-623973, CARD-624846, CARD-625043, CARD-625160, CARD-625188, CARD-625250, CARD-625476, CARD-625511, CARD-625665, CARD-625818, CARD-627023, CARD-627546, CARD-627555, CARD-627564, CARD-627636, CARD-627645, CARD-627654, CARD-627663, CARD-627672, CARD-627708, CARD-627726, CARD-627744, CARD-627753, CARD-627771, CARD-627780, CARD-627834, CARD-627861, CARD-627898, CARD-627960, CARD-627997, CARD-628013, CARD-628031, CARD-628059, CARD-628077, CARD-628095, CARD-628112, CARD-628176, CARD-628220, CARD-628239, CARD-630065, CARD-630137, CARD-630146, CARD-630281, CARD-630443, CARD-630461, CARD-630498, CARD-630885, CARD-631235, CARD-631271, and CARD-631307.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution in the states of Nebraska, South Carolina, and Washington and in the following countries of AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, CANADA, CHILE, DENMARK, GERMANY, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, SINGAPORE, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and UNITED KINGDOM.

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