Class 2 Device Recall Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator

• Date Initiated by Firm: April 10, 2013
• Date Posted: December 31, 2013
• Recall Status: Terminated on April 13, 2017
• Recall Number: Z-0613-2014
• Recall Event ID: 67035
• 510(K)Number: K051134
• Product Classification: Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable) - Product Code MKJ
• Product: Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator; Models: M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, 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
• Code Information: Serial numbers ranging: From US00100100 to US00210461
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Philips Medical Systems, Inc.; 3000 Minuteman Rd; Andover MA 01810-1032
• For Additional Information Contact: 978-687-1501
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Device Operating on Battery Power May Shutdown without Warning if exposed to elevated levels of electromagnetic interference from other radio frequency (RF) energy sources and
• FDA Determined Cause: Environmental control
• Action: Philips issued a Medical Device Correction letter April 2013 to all affected customers along with an IFU Addendum titled, HeartStart MRx Electromagnetic Compatibility. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed that the condition could be avoided by operating the device on external AC or external DC power. Customers were instructed to follow the device instructions when using battery power to minimize or eliminate potential interference from other RF sources. Customers with questions were instructed to contact their local Philips representative. For questions regarding this recall call 978-687-1501.
• Quantity in Commerce: 64,972
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to the following countries: 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 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 TURKMENISTAN UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA VIET NAM YEMEN
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = MKJ and Original Applicant = PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS