The Food and Drug Administration bumped the devices up to a Class 1 recall over concerns that the devices may have an occlusion that prevents sufficient oxygen from reaching the patient.
The affected units were manufactured between Jan. and April 2011.
Read the Mass Device report on Vital Signs Devices.
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