FDA-Device2026-10-14Class IIPROCESSING DEFECT
Nihon Kohden CNS-6200 Central Nurse Station recalled for cybersecurity vulnerability
What this means
Nihon Kohden's CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station has a cybersecurity flaw that could allow someone to disrupt the system. If exploited, the flaw could prevent nurses from seeing patient monitoring data and alarms across multiple beds in a hospital.
- If your facility uses this device, contact Nihon Kohden America LLC for a software update or patch.
- Do not delay — apply the security fix as soon as it becomes available to restore full monitoring protection.
The agency's original wording
Hazard
Due to a cybersecurity issue associate with a NULL Pointer Dereferences vulnerabiity. If exploited would potentially cause disruption of the centralized monitoring of multiple beds and the visualization of alarms.
Intended for
Adults
Illnesses reported
None reported
Sold states
US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN. KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NL, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, QA, WA, WI, WV and WY.
Affected count
808
Manufactured in
15353 Barranca Pkwy, N/A, Irvine, CA, United States
Products
Product Name: Nihon Kohden CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station, Model/Catalog Number: CN-6201 Software Version: software versions: 01-03, 01-04, 01-05, 01-06, 02-10, 02-11, and 02-40 Product Description: The device is intended for use by medical professionals to provide cardiac and vital signs monitoring for multiple patients within a medical facility. The CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station will display and record physiological data from up to forty telemetry receiver/transmitters and generates an alarm when a measured parameter falls outside a pre-set limit or when life threatening arrhythmia is detected. Arrhythmia detection and alarm determination are functions of the telemetry receivers/transmitters or individual bedside monitor. Component: No
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0089-2027Want us to check the next one for you?
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