FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

ECG Out Cable - Heartstart MRx M1783A/M5526A 12-pin Sync cables All units of Philips sync cables model M1783A and M5526A as well as Philips ECG out cables model 989803195641. Manufactured - September 4, 2002 October 8, 2014

Recall: Z-0348-2018 · Reported January 24, 2018

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0348-2018
Event ID
78702
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
E-Mail
Report Date
January 24, 2018
Initiation Date
July 17, 2017
Classification Date
January 14, 2018
Termination Date
July 12, 2018
Address
3000 Minuteman Rd, N/A, Andover, MA, 01810-1032, United States

Description

ECG Out Cable - Heartstart MRx M1783A/M5526A 12-pin Sync cables All units of Philips sync cables model M1783A and M5526A as well as Philips ECG out cables model 989803195641. Manufactured - September 4, 2002 October 8, 2014

Reason

Issue with ECG out cables. When a Philips monitor/defibrillator is receiving an ECG signal from an auxiliary bedside monitor via a sync cable or ECG out cable, the following can occur if the monitor/defibrillator experiences interference from electrical fast transients (EFTs): " On the HeartStart MRx and HeartStart XL, EFT noise may be misinterpreted as an R-wave. " On the HeartStart XL+, EFT noise can disable ECG monitoring and potentially interrupt demand mode pacing*. *Note: It is contrary to the XL+ Instructions for Use to perform demand mode pacing while using the ECG out cable or obtaining the ECG signal from a bedside monitor. The XL+ Instructions for Use includes the following warning: When pacing in Demand Mode, the ECG cable from the patient must be directly connected to the HeartStart XL+. If the user follows this warning, this problem cannot occur on the XL+.

Code Info

M1783A/M5526A 12-pin Sync cables All units of Philips sync cables model M1783A and M5526A as well as Philips ECG out cables model 989803195641

Distribution

1067 US customers 163 Canada, 917 International

Quantity

15811