Reported Nov 11, 2015 · Terminated

Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillators Models: M3535A and M3536A

Philips Medical Systems, 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 Medical Systems, Inc. · 3000 Minuteman Rd · Andover, MA · 01810-1032

Is this the product you have?

  • Philips HeartStart
  • MRx Monitor/Defibrillators ModelsM3535A and M3536A
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial Numbers
    • US00101159
    • US00322848
    • US00326834
    • US00328432
    • US00328439
    • US00328442
    • US00328443
    • US00328446
    • US00328450
    • US00328461
    • US00328464
    • US00328465
    • US00328468
    • US00328473
    • US00328478
    • US00330393
    • US00533518
    • US00533521
    through
    • US00535118
    • US00539526
    • US00540124
    • US00543102
    • US00543104
    • US00543138
    • US00543158
    • US00543161
    • US00543166
    • US00543167
    • US00543187
    • US00543204
    • US00543223
    • US00543239
    • US00546804
Amount recalled
1553 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

1. Device will perform the weekly automated tests hourly, which could cause the therapy capacitors to degrade sooner than intended and 2. While connected to AC or DC power and with no battery installed or the battery installed has a charge level of less than 10%, the Ready for Use (RFU) indicator will not provide the expected low battery indication

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 15, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:21 PM UTC

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