FDA Device Recalls

Recalls /

#203180

Product

Patient Information Center iX with Software Version Number 4.x in the following: (1) Patient Information Center iX Product Number: 866389; (2) Patient Information Center iX Expand Product Number: 866390; (3) PIC iX Essentials Product Number: 867093; (4) PIC iX Essentials Expand Product Number: 867154

FDA product code
MHXMonitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)
Device class
Class 2
Medical specialty
Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers
K153702
Affected lot / code info
UDI: (01)00884838104594(10)4.0.1 (01)00884838104594(10)4.0.2 (01)00884838112070(10)4.1.0 Software Version Number 4.x

Why it was recalled

Patient Information Center (PIC iX) Release 4.x Surveillance Crash Caused by Intel Graphics Driver Error-with a blank screen and subsequently require a manual reboot of the hardware to restart and continue central patient monitoring. Potential for a delay in the detection of a change or deterioration in the condition of one or more patients

Root cause (FDA determination)

Under Investigation by firm

Action the firm took

Philips issued Urgent field Safety Notice to to U.S. customers via certified mail on 8/17/23. Philips Market Organizations are responsible for distributing the letters outside of the U.S. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: If central monitoring is disrupted and blank screen displays: 1) Initiate local downtime procedures to evaluate patients at bedside and confirm local monitoring devices continue to monitor. 2) Manually reboot PIC iX to continue central monitoring This notice should be passed on to all those who need to be aware within your organization or to any organization where PIC iX 4.x devices have been transferred. 5. Actions planned by Philips to correct the problem A Philips representative will contact you to schedule a visit from a Philips Field Service Engineer who will install a software patch to your device. The patch will add defensive mitigations to force an automatic resumption of central patient monitoring without manual intervention. If central monitoring is disrupted and blank screen displays: 1) Initiate local downtime procedures to evaluate patients at bedside and confirm local monitoring devices continue to monitor. 2) Manually reboot PIC iX to continue central monitoring This notice should be passed on to all those who need to be aware within your organization or to any organization where PIC iX 4.x devices have been transferred. 5. Actions planned by Philips to correct the problem A Philips representative will contact you to schedule a visit from a Philips Field Service Engineer who will install a software patch to your device. The patch will add defensive mitigations to force an automatic resumption of central patient monitoring without manual intervention. If you need any further information, please contact your local Philips representative, or call 1-800-722-9377.

Recalling firm

Firm
Philips North America Llc
Address
222 Jacobs St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141-2289

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide Foreign: Austria Bahrain Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece India Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Lithuania Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Utd.Arab.Emir. Uzbekistan

Timeline

Recall initiated
2023-08-17
Posted by FDA
2023-09-19
Status

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #203180. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.