FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Philips HeartStart XL M4735A Defibrillator/Monitors, used with the M3516A batteries The Heart Start XL Defibrillator/Monitor is a fully featured, defibrillator intended for use by qualified medical personnel, trained in either Advanced Cardiac Life Support or in the operation of the device, in a hospital environment.

Recall: Z-0011-2013 · Reported October 10, 2012

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0011-2013
Event ID
63116
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Philips Healthcare Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
October 10, 2012
Initiation Date
September 11, 2012
Classification Date
October 4, 2012
Termination Date
August 27, 2020
Address
3000 Minuteman Road, N/A, Andover, MA, 01810, United States

Description

Philips HeartStart XL M4735A Defibrillator/Monitors, used with the M3516A batteries The Heart Start XL Defibrillator/Monitor is a fully featured, defibrillator intended for use by qualified medical personnel, trained in either Advanced Cardiac Life Support or in the operation of the device, in a hospital environment.

Reason

HeartStart XL Defibrillator/Monitor (M4735A) used on a patient when AC power is not in use, with a battery that may fail, the device may shut down unexpectedly without providing the user with a low battery warning message or audible tone.

Code Info

HeartStart XL battery M3516A labeled with Made in Taiwan and an R-2011-12 Date of Manufacture

Distribution

Worldwide distribution: USA (Nationwide) and countries of: AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT LEBANON, MACAU, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, and VIET NAM.

Quantity

2500 units