GE Portrait Compute and Core Services V1.2 software recalled for patient monitoring loss risk
What this means
A software update to GE's Portrait Compute and Core Services system may cause patient monitoring to stop working at the Hub and Central Viewer. The update can also reset all alarm settings back to factory defaults, overriding the alarm configurations that were previously set up for individual patients or care areas.
- Do not install Portrait Compute and Core Services V1.2 on affected devices
- Contact GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc for guidance on your specific system
The agency's original wording
Software issue may result in a loss of patient monitoring at the Hub and Central Viewer. In addition, all alarm settings could be reset to factory defaults following the update and will not follow the alarm settings previously configured for each patient or care area.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-3037-2026More GE recalls
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