Events

Recall of Device Recall Philips Healthcare IntelliVue Info Center iX, A.0

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
    72720
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0856-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-11-25
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-02-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-09-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=142024
  • 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
    Reconstructed ecg leads viewed or printed at the information center ix may misrepresent the ecg waveform in specific leads.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare issued a Field Safety Notice on 11/25/15 to inform customers of the issue, identifies details of the units affected, gives instructions on actions to be taken by the customer and identifies what action Philips plans to take to remedy the issue.Philips will provide a software correction free of charge. On 1/28/16 the Philips issued an updated letter to users.Philips has initiated a correction to address this issue. A software correction will be provided to customers with impacted devices at no charge. Philips is asking customers to follow the Action to be Taken by Customer/User section of the Field Safety Notice: Arrhythmia alarms are not affected. ST alarms, ST values and measurements are also not affected and could be used to assist with the decision to obtain a diagnostic ECG. The ECG waves at the bedside are not affected. Printing ECG waves from the bedside is an alternative to printing from the PIIC iX. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, contact your local Philips Healthcare Customer Service representative or the Customer Care Solutions Center at (800) 722-9377 with questions or concerns about this Device Correction.

Device

Device Recall Philips Healthcare IntelliVue Info Center iX, A.0
  • Model / Serial
    Software A.0.X
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Algeria Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Korea Kuwait Luxembourg Malaysia Mongolia Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Poland Qatar Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Philips Healthcare IntelliVue Info Center iX, A.0 866023
  • 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