Invivo Corporation: Xper Flex Cardio Physiomonitoring system. Used to facilitate invasive investigations of heart and vascular disease when non-invasive indicators warrant such.

Recall number

Z-0263-2018

Recalling firm

Invivo Corporation

Product

Xper Flex Cardio Physiomonitoring system. Used to facilitate invasive investigations of heart and vascular disease when non-invasive indicators warrant such.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2017-08-18

Posted

not on file

Terminated

2024-09-20

Reason

Intermittent communication between the host system and the FlexCardio

Root cause

Software Design Change

Action

On August 24, 2017 Philips send the following communications to distributors and clients. Dear Distributor, Philips is initiating an action related to the Xper Flex Cardio Patient Monitoring System. The attached Field Safety Notice is intended to inform customers about: " what the problem is and under what circumstances it can occur " the actions that should be taken by the customer / user in order to prevent risks for patients, users or servicers " the actions planned by Philips to correct the problem. It is imperative that all affected end users of the Xper Flex Cardio receive the attached Field Safety Notice. Because Philips sells these products through distributors, including your organization, we may not have the information necessary to contact all end users. Therefore, please send the attached Field Safety Notice to each customer to whom you have distributed one of the affected devices. A description of the affected device can be found in the Field Safety Notice attached. -- Dear Customer, A problem has been detected in the Philips Xper Flex Cardio Patient Monitoring System (Flex Cardio) that, if it were to recur, could pose a risk for patients or users. This Field Safety Notice is intended to inform you about: " what the problem is and under what circumstances it can occur " the actions that should be taken by the customer / user in order to prevent risks for patients or users " the actions planned by Philips to correct the problem. Because of intermittent communication between the host system and the Flex Cardio, it is possible for any of the following conditions to occur, which could result in delays in diagnosis or treatment: " Boom Monitor (display) may not display all active waveform and/or vital sign data. " Delayed audible and visual alarms at the Flex Cardio and Boom Monitor respectively, due to a mismatch between the alarm limits on the host system and the Flex Cardio/Boom Monitor. " After patient admission and ca

Quantity

4,535

Distribution

AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and Puerto Rico Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Island, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen

Lot, serial or model codes

All Flex Cardio devices, Revision A, B Code Number's: 453564241901, 453564241911, 453564483321, 453564483331, 989803185601, 9898031930191, 860335 and 860338

510(k) numbers

["K101571"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

MWI

Firm FEI

1051786

Firm city

Orlando

Firm state

FL

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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