—#125269

Product

Philips HeartStart XL+ Defibrillator/Monitor Model: 861290 The HeartStart XL+ is intended for use in a hospital setting by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of the device and qualified by training in basic life support, advanced life support or defibrillation. When operating as a semi-automatic external defibrillator in AED Mode, the HeartStart XL+ is suitable for use by medical personnel trained in basic life support that includes the use of an AED. When operating in Monitor, Manual Defibrillation or Pacing modes, the HeartStart XL+ is suitable for use by healthcare professionals trained in advance life support.

FDA product code: MKJ — Automated External Defibrillators (Non-Wearable)
Device class: Class 3
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K110825
Affected lot / code info: Serial Numbers: Serial Number Range USO1100106-USO1100372 USN1100376-USN1100960 USD1100961-USD1101095 US11201095-US11201186 US21201187-US21201239 US31201240-US31201537 US41201538-US41201585 US51201586-US51201721 US61201722-US61201924 US71201925-US71202048 US81202049-US81202168 US91202169-US91202514 US01202515-US01202990 USN1202991-USN1203537 USD1203538-USD1203968 US11303969-US11303972 US21303980-US21304488 US31304489-US31305042 US41305043-US41305295 US51305296-US51305450 US61305451-US61306138 US71306139-US71306542 US81306543-US81306998 US91306999-US91307261 US01307306-US01307458

Why it was recalled

HeartStart XL+ battery charge time to 100% capacity at 35C (95F) is slightly longer than the specified 3 hour duration as stated in the labeling

Root cause (FDA determination)

Component design/selection

Action the firm took

Philips Healthcare issued a Customer Information Letter on January 24, 2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers with an IFU Addendum titled: HeartStart XL+ Instructions for Use Addendum. Philips has revised the labeling in the addendum to specify the battery charge time with device turned off and AC power connected. The revised specification is: With temperature at 25C (77F), less than 3 hours to 100% capacity; less than 2 hours to 80% capacity. Please contact your local Philips Representative at 1-800-722-9377.

Recalling firm

Firm: Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Address: 3000 Minuteman Rd, Andover, Massachusetts 01810-1032

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the countries of ALGERIA ANGOLA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN BELGIUM BOLIVIA BULGARIA CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EGYPT EL SALVADOR ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FINLAND FRANCE GABON GERMANY GREECE GUATEMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JORDAN KENYA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT LATVIA LEBANON LIBERIA LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LITHUANIA MACAU MALAYSIA MALTA MAURITIUS MOROCCO MYANMAR (Burma) NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NORWAY OMAN PALESTINE PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL,QATAR ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SERBIA SEYCHELLES SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic) SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF THAILAND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM and VIET NAM.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-01-24
Posted by FDA: 2014-02-26
Terminated: 2020-09-03
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #125269. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.