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Spacelabs Medical Incorporated: Tru-Link DIN unshielded ECG cable, 5-lead

Recall number
Z-0063-06
Recalling firm
Spacelabs Medical Incorporated
Product
Tru-Link DIN unshielded ECG cable, 5-lead
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2005-09-16
Posted
2005-11-03
Terminated
2006-02-14
Reason
ECG 5-lead cable miswired - A physician could interpret the incorrect polarities as a conduction defect.
Root cause
Other
Action
On 9/16/05 the firm sent a letter to their customers advising of the problem. The customer was requested to check the code on their cables, and if the suspect code, discard the cable. The customer was provided a response sheet to indicate they received the notification and to request new cables.
Quantity
632 cables
Distribution
Cables were distributed to 9 US hospitals/medical centers and 30 international customers.
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot codes: 31942, 34956, 35209, 35296, 35747, 36239, 36555 Part number: 012-0123-01
510(k) numbers
["K842616"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
DSI
Firm FEI
3010157426
Firm city
Issaquah
Firm state
WA
Firm country
not on file

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File
device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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b87518bfe2e8
Size
288210821 bytes
Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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