HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defribillator — Class II medical device recall Z-1189-2013
Terminated recall by Philips Healthcare Inc., reported 2013-05-08, distributed nationwide. Device may fail to deliver defibrillation therapy in either Manual Defib or AED mode.
| Recall number | Z-1189-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Philips Healthcare Inc., Andover, MA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-04-08 |
| Classified | 2013-04-29 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-05-08 |
| Terminated | 2017-01-10 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AF, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BH, BO, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IS, IT, JO, JP, KE, KR, KW, LB, LK, LT, LU, LV, MA, MT, MX, MY, NI, NL, NO, NP, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PT, PY, QA, RO, RS, SA, SE, SG, SI, SV, TH, TN, TR, TT, TW, UA, VE, ZA |
| Quantity | 64,972 |
| Reason classes | device malfunction |
Product
HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defribillator; Product Codes: M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6. The HeartStart MRx is for use for the termination of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation.
Reason for recall
Device may fail to deliver defibrillation therapy in either Manual Defib or AED mode.
Machine access
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