Tyco's German pulse oximeter recall
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Tyco Healthcare Deutschland has initiated a voluntary recall of the Nellcor Puritan Bennett-N550 Pulse Oximeter with serial numbers P1011200001 to P1011201968 in Germany. The company says that a possible accidental contact between a projecting screw the in the device and the electrical network could occur, which could result in the patient or user being subjected to an electrical shock.