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Philips Electronics North America Corporation: Automated External Defibrillator - HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator

Recall number
Z-0278-2018
Recalling firm
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Product
Automated External Defibrillator - HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2017-09-28
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2018-10-12
Reason
Philips MRx devices have an EtCO2 module that may contain contamination; this contamination (will/may) cause the device to be unable to display the EtCO2 or CO2 waveform (capnogram).
Root cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Action
The Philips Urgent Medical Device Correction notification/ Field Safety Notice informs customers of the issue, identifies details of the units affected, gives instructions on actions to be taken by the customer and identifies what action Philips plans to take to remedy the issue. The correction will consist of providing a hardware correction, free of charge, for all units affected by this issue.
Quantity
20 units ( 18 domestic, 2 foreign)
Distribution
20 units affected. 18 domestic, 2 foreign.
Lot, serial or model codes
20 units - US00597060, US00597964, US00598048, US00598210, US00598784, US00599490, US00599495, US00599508, US00599572, US00599613, US00599615, US00599623, US00599726, US00600362, US00600363, US00600370, US00600422, US00600423, US00600438, US00600483
510(k) numbers
["K031187","K040404","K051134","K061707","K062233","K063375"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
MSX
Firm FEI
1218950
Firm city
Andover
Firm state
MA
Firm country
not on file

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Published
2026-09-28
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