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Device product

HeartStart MRx Defibrillator/Monitor M3538A Lithium Ion Batteries Revision J 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

Z-1120-2014

February 18, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Event
Event 67438
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
43,792 batteries
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1120-2014

Official wording

Reason: Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, when operating on battery power only, may experience an unexpected shutdown if exposed to elevated levels of electromagnetic interference from RF energy source

Code information: Serial numbers: 11327-0019-P 11315-0023-P 11315-0027-P 11315-0031-P 11315-0032-P 11315-0033-P 11315-0036-P 11315-0109-P 11315-0214-P 11315-0219-P 11315-0391-P 11322-0084-P 11322-0088-P 11327-0043-P 11327-0044-P Or within the following range: 11335-xxxx-P to 13214-xxxx-P

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and Internationally to: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGUIM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA REPUBLIC, KUWAIT, LATIVA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERAL, SAUDIA ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN PROVIDENCE, THAILAND, TRINIDAND AND TABAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTANIA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, and VIETNAM.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, when operating on battery power only, may experience an unexpected shutdown if exposed to elevated levels of electromagnetic interference from RF energy source