BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillators Models: M3535A and M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M1, M3536M2, M3536M3, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6 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-2347-2012 · Reported September 19, 2012

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-2347-2012
    Event ID
    62328
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Philips Healthcare Inc.
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    September 19, 2012
    Initiation Date
    June 20, 2012
    Classification Date
    September 10, 2012
    Termination Date
    February 15, 2017
    Address
    3000 Minuteman Road, N/A, Andover, MA, 01810, United States

    Description

    Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillators Models: M3535A and M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M1, M3536M2, M3536M3, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6 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

    Therapy Cable Connection wear may lead to a malfunction in detection of defibrillation pads/paddles therapy Cables

    Code Info

    Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillators manufactured prior to June 2012 and used in external transport and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) environments, distributed worldwide

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of : AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA ARGENTINA ARUBA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BELGIUM BOLIVIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA BRAZIL BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA CAMBODIA CANADA 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 KENYA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT LAOS LATVIA LEBANON LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACAU MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MALTA MEXICO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PANAMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO QATAR REUNION ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA 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 YEMEN

    Quantity

    58,701 units