Events

Recall of HeartStart MRx External Defibrillator (AED)

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Philips Medical Systems (USA).

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
    22606
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-02-13
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Philips New Zealand Commercial Limited, Level 3, 123 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket, AUCKLAND 1023
  • Reason
    The manufacturer is advising all customer, 1. to ensure heartstart mrx customers have access to the heartstart mrx addendum as a supplement to the mrx instructions for use (ifu), 2. to ensure heartstart fr3 customers whose q-cpr meters are used on an mrx are aware that certain information contained in the fr3 aed instructions for administrators (ifa) and the fr3 q-cpr meter instructions for use (ifu) also applies to use of the q-cp meters with the mrx.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

HeartStart MRx External Defibrillator (AED)

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems (USA)
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    NZMMDSA