Events

Recall of Device Recall Philips

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Electronics North America Corporation.

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
    77437
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2528-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-12-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2017-06-13
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-08-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=156055
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Monitor, physiological, patient(with arrhythmia detection or alarms) - Product Code MHX
  • Reason
    Potential for early component failure.
  • Action
    Philips sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated December 17, 2010, to all affected consignees. Philips will replace defective system boards in Hewlett Packard model rp5700 PCs sold with IntelliVue Information Centers to correct the problem. Philips Healthcare representatives will inspect all affected units, and any unit identified to have a defective system board will have its system board replaced at no charge to the customer. Philips is asking the following of customers in the Action to be Taken by Customer/User section of the FSN: Observe your system for any of the symptoms described in the Problem Description section above. If symptoms are noted, please contact your local Philips Healthcare Customer Service representative or the Customer Care Solutions Center at (800) 722-9377 # 3, # 1. Do not rely exclusively on the audible alarm system for patient monitoring. Remember that the most reliable method of patient monitoring combines close personal surveillance with correct operation of monitoring equipment. For questions regarding this recall call 978-659-3000.

Device

Device Recall Philips
  • Model / Serial
    This action affects certain customers who were shipped an affected Philips Intellivue Information Center unit between June 9, 2008 and May 31, 2009. Affected products have a PC serial number range between 2UA8300XYZ and 2UA84510QW. However, only a subset of these products are affected.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) OUS: CANADA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BAHRAIN BELGIUM BRAZIL CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CZECH REPUBLIC FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE INDIA INDONESIA IRELAND ITALY JAPAN KENYA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF NETHERLANDS PHILIPPINES POLAND SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM
  • Product Description
    M3150 Information Center Local Database; Models: 862249, 865001, 865003, 865004, 865007, 865009, 865011, 865012, 865091, 865092, 865093, 865094, 865095, 865096, 865098, 865099, 865102, 865104, 865105, 865125, 865127. || The intended use of the Information Center Software is to display physiologic waves, parameters and trends, formal data for strip recordings and printed reports and provide the secondary annunciation of alarms from other networked medical devices at a centralized location. The Information Center Software provides for the retrospective review of alarms, physiologic waves and parameters from its database. An additional intended use is to provide primary annunciation of alarms and configuration and control access for networked telemetry monitors
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Electronics North America Corporation

Manufacturer

Philips Electronics North America Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Electronics North America Corporation, 3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover MA 01810-1032
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA