Reported May 27, 2020 · Terminated

Philips HeartStart XL Defibrillator/Monitor (Model number M4735A) - Product Usage: is for use in the hospital by…

Philips North America, LLC

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 North America, LLC · 3000 Minuteman Rd · Andover, MA · 01810-1032

Is this the product you have?

  • Philips HeartStart XL Defibrillator/Monitor (Model
  • number M4735A) - Product Usageis for use in the hospital by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of the device and qualified by training in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, or defibrillation. It must be used by or on the order of a physician
Lot codes and dates
  • All units. Product has been discontinued.
Amount recalled
94,034 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

The rotary therapy selector switch may fail, resulting in unexpected device behavior including: 1) The device may not turn on; 2) The device may not perform the selected function;3) The device may deliver a shock with an energy level different than the setting selected by the user. In any of these scenarios, appropriate therapy delivery may be delayed.

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 Apr 7, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:50 PM UTC

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