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Philips Visicu: eCareCoordinator allows the customer to schedule patient tasks (i.e., take weight measurement, take blood pressure). For medical use by professional medical staff.

Recall number
Z-1557-2016
Recalling firm
Philips Visicu
Product
eCareCoordinator allows the customer to schedule patient tasks (i.e., take weight measurement, take blood pressure). For medical use by professional medical staff.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2016-03-10
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2017-10-27
Reason
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
Root cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action
1. Field Safety Notice(FSN) will be sent to all customers using eCareCoordinator v.1.3 platform. The FSN describes the problem and the circumstances in which the design defects occur and the action planned by Philips to correct the problem. The FSN will also detail the functionality change in detail. 2. A software correction will be made and released. Customers will be upgraded to eCC v.1.4. The v.1.4 is scheduled to be released on or about 8 March 2016. The defect will have been corrected and tested.
Quantity
9
Distribution
US Distribution -- to the stated of FL, MA, MI, MS, PA, and KS.
Lot, serial or model codes
453564506091 eCareCoordinator 1.3
510(k) numbers
["K141706"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
DRG
Firm FEI
3003063823
Firm city
Baltimore
Firm state
MD
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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