BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    IntelliVue MX40 Wearable Patient Monitor in use with the Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX (PIIC iX); 865350, 865351, 865352

    Recall: Z-1746-2014 · Initiated May 22, 2014

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1746-2014
    Event Number
    68349
    Firm
    Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
    FEI Number
    1218950
    Product Code
    MHX
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    May 22, 2014
    Posted
    June 10, 2014
    Terminated
    May 16, 2018
    Address
    3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover, MA, 01810-1032

    Description

    IntelliVue MX40 Wearable Patient Monitor in use with the Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX (PIIC iX); 865350, 865351, 865352

    Reason

    IntelliVue MX40 (part numbers 865350, 865352) with software revisions B.00 or B.01 may not resume alarming when the alarms are paused and the pause timer ends.

    Action

    On May 22, 2014, each affected customer was sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction notification/Field Safety Notice. The letter explains the problem, explains the action to be taken by the consumer, and the action planned by Philips. The Urgent Medical Device Correction notification/Field Safety Notice informs customers of the issue, identifies details of the units affected, gives instructions on actions to be taken by the customer and identifies what action Philips plans to take to remedy the issue. The correction will consist of a free of charge software upgrade. A Philips Healthcare representative will contact customers with affected devices to arrange for service. Philips is asking customers to follow the Action to be Taken by Customer/User section of the Urgent Medical Device Correction notification/Field Safety Notice: The following two items must be configured when using MX40 with the IntelliVue Information Center iX: 1. Utilize the default state of Pause Alarms at Yellow only, which disables the ability to Pause/Suspend all Red level alarms Utilize the default state of Remote Suspend Alarms as Off, which disables the use of the Pause Alarms feature at the MX40 device

    Distribution

    United States: Nationwide Foreign Countries: Germany, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Australia, Qatar, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Norway, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Singapore, Denmark, Iceland, India, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Oman, Bahrain, Japan, Israel, Malaysia, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Latvia, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Aruba, Chile, Lebanon, Korea, Kuwait, Taiwan, Argentina, Hungary, Luxembourg, Mexico, Gabon

    Quantity

    42,600