FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Philips North America, LLC: Ambulance Parameter Extension (APE) kit M4758A, an accessory to the Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator - Product Usage: is intended to be used with the M3536A MRx in EMS environments.
- Recall number
- Z-1342-2020
- Recalling firm
- Philips North America, LLC
- Product
- Ambulance Parameter Extension (APE) kit M4758A, an accessory to the Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator - Product Usage: is intended to be used with the M3536A MRx in EMS environments.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-01-14
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-02-09
- Reason
- M4758A Ambulance Parameter Extension (APE) kit may cause ECG "Leads Off" condition in hot, humid environments
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- Philips issued notification letter dated January 2020 to Philips Markets Organizations responsible for distributing the letters outside of the U.S Letter stated problem, health risk and is asking customers to follow the Action to be Taken by Customer/User section of the CIL: Philips recommends that the APE kit be removed from use and disposed of. Patients can of course be monitored and treated in ambulances using the MRx Monitor/Defibrillator without the APE kit. To acknowledge receipt of this notification, please complete and fax the Customer Reply Form back to Philips at your earliest convenience.
- Quantity
- 43 units
- Distribution
- International distribution in the countries of Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All
- 510(k) numbers
- K063375
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MKJ
- Firm FEI
- 1218950
- Firm city
- Andover
- Firm state
- MA
- 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
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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