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Device product

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.

Z-0011-2013

September 11, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Philips Healthcare Inc.
Event
Event 63116
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2500 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0011-2013

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Code information: HeartStart XL battery M3516A labeled with Made in Taiwan and an R-2011-12 Date of Manufacture

Distribution pattern: 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.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.