Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator recall: Software Issue
Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator; M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6. For use for the termination…
Why was Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator recalled?
The following MRx software issue has been identified: MRx model M3535A with software version F.03.06 and earlier, and model M3536A with version T.00.05 and earlier may stop the automated Ready-For-Use (RFU) test in an abnormal state when the device is turned off.
What should I do if I have this product?
Review the official FDA enforcement record for current instructions.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official FDA record. Only products that match the listed product and lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
Devices manufactured prior to June 4, 2015. Affected serial numbers range from US00100100 - US00587045.
- Product
- Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator; M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6. For use for the termination…
- Recalling firm
- Philips Electronics North America Corporation
- Quantity
- 81,161
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico, and the countries of AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska), CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, Hungary, ICELAND, India, INDONESIA, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Iraq, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, Jordan, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LAOS, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, Mauritius, Mexico, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, Myanmar (Burma), NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, State of Palestine, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH, AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI, LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED, ARAB, EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, and YEMEN
- Recall date
- December 2, 2015
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)