Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Batteries for XL Defibrillator/Monitor

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por Philips Healthcare Inc..

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    63116
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0011-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-09-11
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-10-04
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable) - Product Code MKJ
  • Causa
    Heartstart xl defibrillator/monitor (m4735a) used on a patient when ac power is not in use, with a battery that may fail, the device may shut down unexpectedly without providing the user with a low battery warning message or audible tone.
  • Acción
    The firm, Philips Healthcare, sent an "URGENT-MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL/Field Safety Notice" letter dated September 6, 2012 to its customers. The letter describes the product, problem and actions to be taken by the customer and also identifies what action Philips plans to take to remedy the issue. The customers were instructed to operate the XL and AC power instead of battery power alone; use a battery from a different date of manufacture (must not have the R-2011-12 date of manufacture code) if they need to operate the XL on battery power alone; and use an alternative source for treatment or therapy (i.e., backup defibrillator/monitor) if unable to operate with AC power alone or locate a battery with a different date of manufacture than that identified. Phillips will provide a replacement battery(s) to customers as soon as new production is available. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, contact your local Philips representative or call Quality Specialists,Recalls at 978-687-1501 or email: debra.levasseur@philips.com.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    HeartStart XL battery M3516A labeled with Made in Taiwan and an R-2011-12 Date of Manufacture
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide distribution: USA (Nationwide) and countries of: AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT LEBANON, MACAU, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, and VIET NAM.
  • Descripción del producto
    Philips HeartStart XL M4735A Defibrillator/Monitors, used with the M3516A batteries || The Heart Start XL Defibrillator/Monitor is a fully featured, defibrillator intended for use by qualified medical personnel, trained in either Advanced Cardiac Life Support or in the operation of the device, in a hospital environment.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Philips Healthcare Inc., 3000 Minuteman Road, Andover MA 01810
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA