Recall Z-0023-2019

Reason for recall

The date/time, nurse call and alarm settings of the bedside patient monitors may reset to the factory default settings when the monitor is powered off.

FDA-determined cause: Nonconforming Material/Component

Action taken

Urgent Medical Device Correction notification letters dated 7/31/18 were distributed to customers. The letters included the following instructions for customers: Share this notification with all care environments where the Capnostream" 20 and Capnostream" 20p bedside patient monitors are used, particularly in the areas where nurse call may be enabled (general care floors). If your facility has distributed these bedside patient monitors to other persons or facilities, please promptly forward a copy of this letter to those recipients. Medtronic is recommending continued use of Capnostream" devices. Users should confirm that the date/time is accurately displayed. If the date/time requires reset, all user defined settings, such as alarms and nurse call, will also require reset until the software is updated. Please follow the instruction in the Operators Manual to set user-defined default settings. The Operators Manual is available at http://www.medtronic.com/covidien/enus/support/product-manuals.html, refer to the Institutional Settings section. Return the completed Acknowledgement and Receipt Form by fax or email even if you have no inventory. In October 2018, download the software update from the Medtronic website via the following link which includes directions on how to download and install the software: http://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/support/patient-monitoring-equipmentsoftware-upgrades.html.