FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Philips Medical Systems: Heartstart HS1 Defibrillator Model M5068A
- Recall number
- Z-1196-2010
- Recalling firm
- Philips Medical Systems
- Product
- Heartstart HS1 Defibrillator Model M5068A
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-11-02
- Posted
- 2010-03-23
- Terminated
- 2013-05-23
- Reason
- Potential for failure of a capacitor during use which would prevent the AED from delivering effective defibrillation therapy when indicated.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- The firm notified their US distributors of the recall and instructed them to contact customers and provide information how to return the product to Philips for a free replacement. Firm contacted distributors via phone and email on 11/2/09 and by letter on 11/9/09. A web site providing information related to the recall was activated on 11/3/09.
- Quantity
- 34 units distributed domestically
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- DOMESTIC UNIT SERIAL NUMBERS - A09J-02644, A09J-02180, A09J-02643, A09J-02499, A09J-02169, A09J-02175, A09J-02554, A09J-02645, A09J-01891, A09J-02382, A09J-01903, A09J-02361, A09J-02380, A09J-02033, A09J-02409, A09J-01904, A09J-02351, A09J-02384, A09J-02675, A09J-02625, A09J-02628, A09J-01901, A09J-02360, A09J-02485, A09J-02631, A09J-02642, A09J-02641, A09J-02383, A09J-02647, A09J-02693, A09J-02269, and A09J-02552., A09J-02493, and A09J-01974.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K040904"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NSA
- Firm FEI
- 1000524572
- Firm city
- Seattle
- Firm state
- WA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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