FDA-Device2026-10-16Class IIPROCESSING DEFECT
Philips Smart-hopping 2.0 AP wireless access point recalled for connectivity loss risk
What this means
Philips Smart-hopping 2.0 AP wireless access points may experience unreliable roaming behavior when older Smart-hopping 1.0 wireless clients move between locations. This can cause loss of connection to the central monitoring system, potentially interrupting patient monitoring in healthcare facilities.
- Identify if your facility uses a Philips Smart-hopping 2.0 AP (Model 867216) with any of the listed serial numbers
- Contact Philips North America for instructions on remediation or replacement
- Check that wireless clients maintain stable connection to the monitoring system during normal transport and movement
The agency's original wording
Hazard
Unreliable wireless roaming behavior of Smart-hopping 1.0 wireless clients during transport when connecting to Smart-hopping 2.0 infrastructure, resulting in loss of connectivity to the central monitoring system (PIC iX).
Intended for
All ages
Illnesses reported
None reported
Sold states
US Nationwide distribution.
Affected count
174
Manufactured in
222 Jacobs St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Products
Philips Smart-hopping 2.0 AP 1.4 GHz;
Product/Model Number: 867216;
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0199-2027More Philips recalls
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