Philips Medical Systems, Inc. recalls HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator Models M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6

Recalled November 11, 2015 · FDA recall Z-0219-2016 · Philips Medical Systems

Hazard

MRx monitor/defibrillator could reboot at an indeterminate time, potentially causing therapy to be interrupted or delayed · FDA Class II

Units

75,693 units

Sold at

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA, 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, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, Jordan, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LAOS, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR (Burma), 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, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and UNITED KINGDOM.

Description

MRx monitor/defibrillator could reboot at an indeterminate time, potentially causing therapy to be interrupted or delayed

Product

HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator Models M3535A, M3536A, M3536J, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6 Product Usage: 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

Manufacturer(s)

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →