—#125533

Product

M3536A HeartStart MRx with Wireless Link Upgrade (861289) 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.

FDA product code: MKJ — Automated External Defibrillators (Non-Wearable)
Device class: Class 3
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K051134
Affected lot / code info: US00100253, US00547494, US00565643, US00567331, US00100950, US00558361, US00565651, US00567332, US00204282, US00560173, US00565652, US00567333, US00210992, US00560174,US00565653, US00567334, US00210993, US00560175, US00565655, US00567335, US00210994, US00560176, US00565656, US00567336, US00210995, US00560177, US00565657, US00567337, US00210996, US00560178, US00565658, US00567338, US00210997, US00561068, US00565660, US00567339, US00210998, US00561724, US00565661, US00567340, US00210999, US00563602, US00565662, US00567341, US00211000, US00563603, US00565663, US00567720, US00211001, US00563606, US00565664, US00567721, US00212264, US00563607, US00565665, US00567722, US00212265, US00565069, US00565666, US00567723, US00212266, US00565414, US00566434, US00567724, US00212267, US00565415, US00566564, US00568419, US00212268, US00565416, US00567302, US00568656, US00322574, US00565417, US00567303, US00568703, US00322575, US00565418, US00567304, US00568704 US00322876, US00565419, US00567305, US00568705, US00322877, US00565420, US00567306, US00568706, US00323134, US00565421, US00567307, US00568748, US00323135, US00565422, US00567308, US00568749, US00323137, US00565423, US00567309, US00568750, US00323138, US00565424, US00567310, US00568751, US00541205, US00565425, US00567311, US00568752, US00541250, US00565427, US00567312, US00568753, US00541254, US00565428, US00567313, US00568754, US00541364, US00565429, US00567314, US00568755, US00541370, US00565430, US00567315, US00568756, US00541397, US00565446, US00567316, US00568757, US00541402, US00565447, US00567317, US00568758, US00541403, US00565448, US00567318, US00568759, US00541405, US00565449, US00567319, US00568760, US00543683, US00565450, US00567320, US00568761, US00543684, US00565451, US00567321, US00568762, US00543860, US00565452, US00567322, US00568763, US00544078, US00565453, US00567323, US00568764, US00544082, US00565454, US00567324, US00568765, US00544089, US00565455, US00567325, US00568766, US00544095, US00565456, US00567326, US00568767, US00547383, US00565457, US00567327, US00568768, US00547456, US00565458, US00567328, US00568769, US00547457, US00565459, US00567329, US00568770, US00547458, US00565642, US00567330, US00568771

Why it was recalled

Wireless Link may be unable to transmit data when configured for a specific data flow.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

Philips Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to all consignees on February 18, 2014. The Letter informs customers of the issue, identifies details of the units affected, gives instructions on actions to be taken by the customer and identifies what action Philips plans to take to remedy the issue. Philips is initiating a correction to affected devices. Philips will release a new version of Wireless Link software V2.0.0.3 sub1 that corrects the issue. The correction will be provided free of charge to all units affected by this issue. A Philips Healthcare representative will contact customers with affected devices to arrange for installation of the software upgrade. Customers with questons were instructed to call 1-800-722-9377. For questions regarding this recall call 800-722-9377.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA including AZ, CA, FL, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX,and VA and Internationally to Australia, Norway, and Spain.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-02-18
Posted by FDA: 2014-02-26
Terminated: 2015-11-12
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #125533. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.