Recall of Pagewriter Touch Cardiograph || Software Versions A.01.01 or A.01.02

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

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
    30210
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0063-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-10-13
  • Event Date Posted
    2004-11-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-05-15
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Electrocardiograph - Product Code DPS
  • Reason
    Software can generate printed ecg's that associate incorrect patient data with the waveform.
  • Action
    Philips notified accounts by letter on 9/13/04 and advised users of the problem and will provide the software upgrade kit to version A.01.03.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Software Versions A.01.01 or A.01.02
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Australia, Brazil Korea, Japan, Mexico, Singapore,Taiwan,Canada, Belgium, Germany, Lebanon, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Oman, Spain, Saudia Arabia,Poland, Qtar,Switzerland, UAE, UK,
  • Product Description
    Pagewriter Touch Cardiograph || Software Versions A.01.01 or A.01.02
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems, 3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover MA 01810-1032
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA