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Event 67483

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
February 14, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Philips HeartStart XL, Defibrillator/Monitor Model number M4735A Product Usage: The M4735A HeartStart XL Defibrillator/Monitor is for use in the hospital by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of the device and qualified by training in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, or defibrillation. It must be used by or on the order of a physician. When operating as a semi-automatic external defibrillator in AED Mode, the M4735A HeartStart XL Defibrillator/Monitor is suitable for use by medical personnel trained in basic life support that includes the use of an AED

Z-1109-2014
Recall number
Z-1109-2014
Initiated
February 14, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
5234 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Philips HeartStart XL may experience a power board failure causing failure to defibrillate

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Reason for recall

Philips HeartStart XL may experience a power board failure causing failure to defibrillate

Code information

Serial numbers within the range: US00101665 through US00608704 Units manufactured by Philips between May, 2013 and November, 2013.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution and USA Nationwide and the countries of AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MONACO, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, and VIET NAM,