FDA-Device2015-11-18Class II
Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator Models:M3535A, M3536A, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M4, M3536M5 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
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Hazard
MRx Defib can be susceptible to one or both issues: 1. The C02 Inlet Port associated with end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) monitoring on MRx Monitor/Defibrillators can be pushed into the MRx housing, making it inaccessible. 2. The handle can separate from the MRx housing due to breakage of mounts on the rear case.
Sold states
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska), CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NETHERLAND ANTILLES, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, AND YEMEN.
Affected count
27,918 units
Manufactured in
3000 Minuteman Rd, N/A, Andover, MA, United States
Products
Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator Models:M3535A, M3536A, M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M4, M3536M5 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
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0262-2016Don't want to check this manually?
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