Events

Recall of IntelliVue MX40 Patient Monitor

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
    80064
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2144-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-04-30
  • 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=164322
  • 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
    Detector and alarm, arrhythmia - Product Code DSI
  • Reason
    Five warning statements are missing from the instructions for use.
  • Action
    Urgent Medical Device Correction notification letters were distributed on 4/30/18. The notification included the following instructions: Customers were asked to please review the information provided in the letter with all members of their staff who need to be aware of its contents. The letter provides information on the missing warnings and instructions for actions to be taken. The enclosed MX40 IFU Errata Sheet must be attached to the first page of Chapter 6 of the Instructions for Use for ready reference. Complete and return the attached Customer Reply Form.

Device

IntelliVue MX40 Patient Monitor
  • Model / Serial
    All devices.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US, to the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, and to the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico; and, countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, German, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, UAE, and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    IntelliVue MX40 Patient Monitor, Software Versions B.05, B.06, B.06.5X, Model 867146
  • 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