Events

Recall of Device Recall Philps HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator

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
    76545
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-1417-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-02-24
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=153480
  • 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
    Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable) - Product Code MKJ
  • Reason
    Heartstart mrx monitor/defibrillator may may exhibit abnormal behavior when operating using a single battery as the sole source of power may fail to deliver therapy or monitoring.
  • Action
    Philips Healthcare issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction notification/Field Safety Notice. on 2/24/17. The Urgent Medical Device Correction notification/ Field Safety Notice informs 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. Action (1) Philips is voluntarily initiating this correction and is providing Instructions for Use (IFU) Addendum titled, HeartStart MRx Battery Connector Pins for all customers with affected units. Philips is asking customers to follow the Action to be Taken by Customer/User section of the Urgent Medical Device Correction notification/Field Safety Notice: Philips is asking the customer when inspecting the device, to inspect the HeartStart MRx battery compartment connections. Include this step as part of a routine Operational Check to verify that the battery connector pins are clean, fully extended, not bent, and without residue. Action (2) Philips is voluntarily initiating this correction and is providing measures to prevent, or methods to allow the user to correct, the abnormal device behavior related to charging and pacing after disconnecting the device from AC mains.

Device

Device Recall Philps HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator
  • Model / Serial
    Model# Serial Numbers M3535A US00100100 to US00602546 M3535ATZ US00100100 to US00602546 M3536A US00100902 to US00602540 (M3536ATZ) US00100902 to US00602540 M3536M US00500002 to US00553553 M3536MC US00500001 to US00500087 M3536M2 US00554176 to US00554178 M3536M3 US00571854 to US00588995 M3536M4 US00500003 to US00590982 M3536M5 US00500001 to US00587771 M3536M6 US00554358 to US00600582 M3536M7 US00581047 to US00601962 M3536M8 US00590958 to US0059095 M3536M9 US00581048 to US00581049
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-US (Nationwide) including PUERTO RICO and countries of: AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA,AUSTRIA,AZERBAIJAN,BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA,BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA, BRAZIL,BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BULGARIA,CAMBODIA,CANADA,CHILE,CHINA,COLOMBIA,COSTA RICA, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska),CYPRUS,CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,ECUADOR,EGYPT,EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA,FINLAND,FRANCE,GABON,GERMANY,GHANA,GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG,HUNGARY,ICELAND,INDIA, INDONESIA,IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF),IRAQ,IRELAND,ISRAEL,ITALY,JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA,KOREA, REPUBLIC OF,KUWAIT,LAOS,LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA,LITHUANIA,LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MACEDONIA,MALAYSIA,MALTA,MAURITIUS,MEXICO,MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE,MYANMAR (Burma), NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES,NEW CALEDONIA,NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PANAMA,PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL,QATAR,REUNION,ROMANIA,RUSSIAN FEDERATION,SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA,SOUTH AFRICA,SPAIN,SRI LANKA, SWEDEN,SWITZERLAND,TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA,TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF,THAILAND,TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN,UGANDA,UKRAINE,UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,UNITED KINGDOM,UZBEKISTAN,VENEZUELA,VIET NAM,YEMEN.
  • Product Description
    HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, || Model numbers: M3535A (M3535ATZ) M3536A (M3536ATZ), M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6, M3536M7, M3536M8, M3536M9
  • 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