FDA Recall Terminated

Philips PageWriter Touch Cardiograph, Model: 860284, Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA, 01810

Recall: Z-0124-2008 · Initiated September 12, 2007

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0124-2008
Event Number
44824
Firm
Philips Medical Systems
FEI Number
1218950
Product Code
DPS
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software change control
Initiated
September 12, 2007
Posted
January 30, 2008
Terminated
August 16, 2016
Address
3000 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA, 01810

Description

Philips PageWriter Touch Cardiograph, Model: 860284, Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA, 01810

Reason

Incorrect display: When using the 16 lead Patient Interface Module (PIM), lead tracings of V3R and V4R are reversed in the extended lead modes of Pediatric and Balanced.

Action

Philips Medical Systems notified affected customers by Customer Letter and Urgent - Device Correction Notice dated 9/12/07. The correction will be a software upgrade. In the US, the Philips Response Center will contact US customers and arrange their upgrades, either via a software download, or by sending a Field Service Engineer to the customer site to perform the upgrade. Until new software is installed, customers are being advised to use the 12 lead module, and to disable or disconnect the 16 lead connection.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA, Canada, Australia, Hungary, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Taiwan, and UAE.

Quantity

266 units