Events

Recall of Philips

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
    36489
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0184-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-09-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-11-16
  • 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=48751
  • 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
    physiological monitoring system - Product Code DQA
  • Reason
    Unexpected pulse oximetry (sp02) readings (100%) over time when sensor is not attached to patient. in addition, with a sensor attached to a patient, an incorrect high sp02 may be displayed when a pulse rate is in a range of 185bpm.
  • Action
    Philips issued a Customer Letter and Urgent Device Correction letter to consignees on 09/21/06. Users were notified of the problem and provided with Instructions to Mitigate Risk. A software upgrade to: version D.00.61 and Sp02 FW A.01.46 is mandatory.

Device

Philips
  • Model / Serial
    M1020B #AO01 AND #A02 with S/N DE524xxxxx M102B #A01 and #A02 with S/N DE612xxxxx With Sp02 Firmware (Fw) Rev: Sp02 DSP Fw-Rev. A.01.42
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide, including USA, Canada, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Phillipines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua. Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, UK, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Product Description
    M1020B PulseOximetry Module Philips FAST Sp02 and Pulse Oximetry Nellcor OxiMax Compatible used with the IntelliVue or M3/M4 patient monitor M1002
  • Manufacturer
    Philips Medical Systems

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems
  • Manufacturer Address
    Philips Medical Systems, 3000 Minuteman Road, Andover MA 01810-1032
  • Source
    USFDA