BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, Model numbers M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6 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-1797-2013 · Reported July 31, 2013

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-1797-2013
    Event ID
    65468
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Philips Healthcare Inc.
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    July 31, 2013
    Initiation Date
    June 19, 2013
    Classification Date
    July 24, 2013
    Termination Date
    December 16, 2016
    Address
    3000 Minuteman Road, N/A, Andover, MA, 01810, United States

    Description

    Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, Model numbers M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6 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

    The MRx may deliver a non-synchronized cardioversion shock resulting in the delivery of incorrect therapy, which may induce ventricular fibrillation.

    Code Info

    Serial numbers ranging from: US00100100 to US00567299 (serial numbers of the HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator are printed on the primary label on the back of the MRx in battery bay B)

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and 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 GREECE GUADELOUPE HONG KONG ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT LAOS LATVIA LEBANON LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACAU MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MALTA MEXICO MONGOLIA MOROCCO 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, PROVINCE OF CHINA TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF THAILAND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA VIET NAM and YEMEN.

    Quantity

    66,150 units