FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator Models M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6 Product Usage: The HeartStart MRx is for use for the termination of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. The device is for use by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of the device and qualified by training in basic life support, advanced cardiac support, or defibrillation. It must be used by or on the order of a physician

Recall: Z-0219-2016 · Reported November 11, 2015

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0219-2016
Event ID
70002
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
November 11, 2015
Initiation Date
December 23, 2014
Classification Date
November 5, 2015
Termination Date
September 9, 2020
Address
3000 Minuteman Rd, N/A, Andover, MA, 01810-1032, United States

Description

HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator Models M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6 Product Usage: The HeartStart MRx is for use for the termination of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. The device is for use by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of the device and qualified by training in basic life support, advanced cardiac support, or defibrillation. It must be used by or on the order of a physician

Reason

MRx monitor/defibrillator could reboot at an indeterminate time, potentially causing therapy to be interrupted or delayed

Code Info

Model/Serial Number Range: Model M3535A: US00100100 to US00578696 Model M3536A: US00100902 to US00576650 Model M3536J: US00209838 to US00332675 Model M3536M: US00500002 to US00553553 Model M3536MC: US00500001 to US00500087 Model M3536M2: US00554176, US00554177, US00554178 Model M3536M4: US00500003 to US00574869 Model M3536M5: US00500001 to US00562935 Model M3536M6: US00554358 to US00576619

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska), CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, Jordan, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LAOS, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, 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, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and UNITED KINGDOM.

Quantity

75,693 units