CLASS II ONGOING Device recall · Reported 7 May 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Quantum Informatics - Viper Monitor, Physiological, Patient recalled
Spectrum Medical is recalling Quantum Informatics - Viper Monitor, Physiological, Patient (Without Arrhythmia Detection, distributed in 38 states. The recall was initiated on 19 Mar 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1695-2025
- FDA event ID
- 96616
- Recalling firm
- Spectrum Medical, Gloucester
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 19 Mar 2025
- FDA classified
- 29 Apr 2025
- Reported
- 7 May 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Device Malfunction
- Device type
- Patient Monitors
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Classified by FDA | +41 days |
| 7 May 2025 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Medical device software marketed without FDA clearance .
Device recalls are issued when a component, software or design fault could cause the device to fail or give wrong readings. Many are corrections applied in the field rather than physical returns.
Product as listed by the FDA
Brand Name: Quantum Informatics - VIPER Product Name: Monitor, Physiological, Patient (Without Arrhythmia Detection or Alarms) Product Description: VIPER is a software-only device (SaMD) that is intended to provide near real-time patient safety and clinical best practice solutions for the high-risk patient population in the operating room (OR). VIPER integrates multiple information feeds that supports the real-time distribution of critical patient information and the deployment of advanced active Patient Safety Systems and clinical Best Practice. By integrating compliance, complication, and sophisticated alerting systems, VIPER offers improved support for the avoidance of adverse events.
Where it was distributed
California, Florida, Illinois, Arkansas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Massechusetts, Missouri, Maryland, Colorado, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Washington, West Virginia, Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, Distric of Columbia, Ohio, Conneticut, New Jersey, Utah, North Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky, New York, Kansas, South Carolina, Idaho, Tennessee, Oregon, Maine, Indiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Dakota, Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi
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Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Medical device software marketed without FDA clearance .
Which lots are affected?
All software revisions/No UDI
Where was it sold?
California, Florida, Illinois, Arkansas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Massechusetts, Missouri, Maryland, Colorado, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Washington, West Virginia, Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, Distric of Columbia, Ohio, Conneticut, New Jersey, Utah, North Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky, New York, Kansas, South Carolina, Idaho, Tennessee, Oregon, Maine, Indiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Dakota, Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
1 other product · FDA event 96616| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS II | Quantum Informatics - Vision / Live Vue Monitor recalled | Spectrum Medical | Device Malfunction | 38 states |
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All 5| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Device | CLASS II | Quantum Informatics - Vision / Live Vue Monitor recalled | Spectrum Medical | Device Malfunction | 38 states |
| Device | CLASS II | Pump, Blood, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Non-Roller Type recalled | Spectrum Medical | Packaging Defects | Nationwide |
| Device | CLASS II | Quantum Perfusion Systems for CPB recalled by Spectrum Medical | Spectrum Medical | Other | Nationwide |
| Device | CLASS I | Quantum Pump Console recalled by Spectrum Medical | Spectrum Medical | Other | 4 states |
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