Alerta De Seguridad para Heartstart MRx Defibrillator, Philips brand - Models M3535A, M3536A

Según Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), este evento ( alerta de seguridad ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Brazil que fue producido por Philips Medical Systems/Philips Medical Systems Indústria e Comércio Ltda./Dixtal Biomédica Indústria e Comércio Ltda..

¿Qué es esto?

Las alertas proporcionan información importante y recomendaciones sobre los productos. Aunque se haya emitido una alerta, esto no significa necesariamente que el producto se considera peligroso. Las alertas de seguridad, dirigidas a trabajadores de la salud y a usuarios, pueden incluir retiro de equipos. Pueden ser escritas por los fabricantes, pero también por funcionarios del área de salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Safety alert
  • ID del evento
    1261
  • Fecha
    2013-04-26
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    ANVISA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    If the problem occurs, there may be a delay or interruption in defibrillation or cardioversion. The condition can be avoided by operating the device on an external AC or DC source. When using only the battery as a power source, observe the instructions for use to minimize or eliminate potential interference from other radio frequency sources. See section "Safety Considerations", "Immunity Emissions" in the MRx user manual for proper use of equipment in relation to electromagnetic emissions. If your equipment shuts off and the lights are off or weak, do the following: 1. Remove any potential RF source interference from the environment. 2. Replace the battery with a fully charged battery that has all 5 battery indicator lights on, or connect to an external power source.
  • Causa
    The philips heartstart mrx monitor / defibrillator operating only with the battery as a source may fail / unplug without warning if exposed to high levels of electromagnetic interference from other sources of radio frequency (rf) elergia and repetitive and continuous bursts in the power supply.
  • Acción
    Distribution of Safety Notice informing affected customers about the possible problem and steps to be taken Distribution of an addendum to the user manual.