Events

Recall of Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillators

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Philips Electronics Australia Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2014-RN-01276-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-12-08
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2014-RN-01276-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The mrx could contain incorrect internal software settings, causing the following two issues:1. the device will perform the weekly automated tests hourly, which could cause the therapy capacitors to degrade sooner than intended.2. while connected to ac or dc power and with no battery installed or the battery installed has a charge level of less than 10%, the ready for use (rfu) indicator will not provide the expected low battery indication (flashing red x with audible chirp). instead, the rfu will show a flashing black hourglass, indicating that sufficient battery power is available for device operation. there is a potential for a delay in therapy due to insufficient battery power.
  • Action
    Philips is initiating a correction that will consist of replacement of the therapy capacitor and reset of internal software settings. Prior to receiving correction, customers can continue to use the affected MRx provided that they follow workaround steps identified in the customer letter. These steps will prevent further accelerated degradation of the therapy capacitor, and will eliminate the above described behaviour for no/low battery conditions.

Device

Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillators

Manufacturer

Philips Electronics Australia Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    DHTGA