Reported Oct 10, 2012 · Terminated

Philips HeartStart XL M4735A Defibrillator/Monitors, used with the M3516A batteries The Heart Start XL…

Philips Healthcare Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Philips Healthcare Inc. · 3000 Minuteman Road · Andover, MA · 01810

Is this the product you have?

  • Philips HeartStart XL M4735A Defibrillator/Monitors, used with the M3516A batteries The Heart Start XL Defibrillator/Monitor is a fully featured, defibrillator intended for use by qualified medical personnel, trained in either Advanced Cardiac Life Support or in the operation of the device, in a hospital environment.
Lot codes and dates
  • HeartStart XL battery M3516A labeled with Made in Taiwan and an R-2011-12 Date of Manufacture
Amount recalled
2500 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

HeartStart XL Defibrillator/Monitor (M4735A) used on a patient when AC power is not in use, with a battery that may fail, the device may shut down unexpectedly without providing the user with a low battery warning message or audible tone.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 27, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:53 PM UTC

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