GE Healthcare, Invasive Blood Pressure Care Cables. Product ID Number: 2016995-001, 2016995-002, 2016995-003, 2016995-004.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2015-2012) was formally reported on July 25, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 12, 2012. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. GE Healthcare, LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Waukesha, WI. Federal records indicate 279 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: GE Healthcare has become aware through complaints of a potential safety issue with its Invasive Blood Pressure Cable made for use with a Spectramed / BD invasive blood pressure transducer. Due to use of an incorrect O-r… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including the states of AK, CA, IL, MS, NJ, PR, SD, TN, TX, and VA. and the countries of ARGENTIAN, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, CHINA, GERMANY, ALGERIA, ECUADOR, EGYPT, FINLAND, UN…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 14 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.