FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

HeartStart MRx Defibrillator/Monitor M3538A Lithium Ion Batteries Revision J 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-1120-2014 · Reported March 5, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1120-2014
Event ID
67438
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
March 5, 2014
Initiation Date
February 18, 2014
Classification Date
February 26, 2014
Termination Date
September 3, 2020
Address
3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover, MA, 01810-1032, United States

Description

HeartStart MRx Defibrillator/Monitor M3538A Lithium Ion Batteries Revision J 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

Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, when operating on battery power only, may experience an unexpected shutdown if exposed to elevated levels of electromagnetic interference from RF energy source

Code Info

Serial numbers: 11327-0019-P 11315-0023-P 11315-0027-P 11315-0031-P 11315-0032-P 11315-0033-P 11315-0036-P 11315-0109-P 11315-0214-P 11315-0219-P 11315-0391-P 11322-0084-P 11322-0088-P 11327-0043-P 11327-0044-P Or within the following range: 11335-xxxx-P to 13214-xxxx-P

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and Internationally to: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGUIM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA REPUBLIC, KUWAIT, LATIVA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERAL, SAUDIA ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN PROVIDENCE, THAILAND, TRINIDAND AND TABAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTANIA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, and VIETNAM.

Quantity

43,792 batteries