Philips Healthcare Inc.: Japanese TidalWave SP 715, Respironics/Philips product. Intended use of the monitors is to provide short term monitoring of carbon dioxide and oxygen saturation during anesthesia/recovery, in the intensive care unit (ICU), and in Emergency Medicine/transport of Respiratory Care.

Recall number

Z-1279-2010

Recalling firm

Philips Healthcare Inc.

Product

Japanese TidalWave SP 715, Respironics/Philips product. Intended use of the monitors is to provide short term monitoring of carbon dioxide and oxygen saturation during anesthesia/recovery, in the intensive care unit (ICU), and in Emergency Medicine/transport of Respiratory Care.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2009-11-19

Posted

2010-04-08

Terminated

2016-12-08

Reason

Power cords' prongs may crack or fail -- Philips was notified that FDA is investigating whether certain types of Electri-Cord Manufacturing Company power cords used with medical devices may be defective in that the power cord's prongs may crack and fail at/or inside the plug. Potential for burns or electrical shock.

Root cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action

Philips was notified that FDA is investigating whether certain types of Electri-Cord Manufacturing Company power cords used with medical devices may be defective in that the power cord's prongs may crack and fail at/or inside plug. The issue affects medical device power cords equipped with a plug that has a prong and ground-pin insert design and a black plastic bridge connecting the terminal prongs on the plug ("taller bridge" design). Medical device power cords that do not have a black bridge connecting the terminal prongs on the plug are not affected. Urgent Medical Device Correction letters were sent to Distributors describing the problem and giving them instructions for notifying customers and actions to be taken. Customers are to visually inspect the affected cords, complete the Customer Reply Power Cord Order Form, and follow the instructions to dispose of affected cords. Further information or support concerning this issue can be obtained by contacting a Philips representative at 1-800-722-9377.

Quantity

40

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- UNITED STATES, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, Aruba, AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, Denmark, ECUADOR, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, RUSSIA, SAINT LUCIA, SAIPAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIET NAM, and VIRGIN ISLANDS.

Lot, serial or model codes

9146-JPN

510(k) numbers

["K032971"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

DQA

Firm FEI

1218950

Firm city

Andover

Firm state

MA

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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