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Recall of Device Recall Philips AudioVideo Engineering PAS210 Remote Active Speakers Kit

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Philips Healthcare Inc..

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
    58667
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2217-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-05-03
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-05-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-04-25
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=99864
  • 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
    Pas-210 kit remote active speaker assembly used with the intellivue information centerspeaker cable connection may lead to intermittent or loss of audio alarm annunciation.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare issued an Urgent - Medical Device Correction letter dated April 28, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to follow the "Action to be taken by Customer/User" section of the instructions while they await the correction, which will likely come in the form of a replacement audio cable for all affected speaker assemblies. For further information or support concerning this issue, please contact Philips Healthcare Customer Care Service Center at 800-722-9377 # 3, # 1 and reference the letter or your local Philips representative in your area.

Device

Device Recall Philips AudioVideo Engineering PAS210 Remote Active Speakers Kit
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the country of Canada
  • Product Description
    Philips Audio-Video Engineering PAS-210 Remote Active Speakers Kit used with the IntelliVue Information Center || 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 Healthcare Inc.

Manufacturer

Philips Healthcare Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Healthcare Inc., 3000 Minuteman Road, Andover MA 01810
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    USFDA