Philips Efficia CMS200 Central Monitoring System; 863352 The Efficia CMS200 central monitoring system is intended for use by healthcare professionals for central viewing of physiologic waves, parameters, and trends from other networked medical devices (patient monitors and vital signs monitors) for multiple patients. It provides secondary operator notification of alarms from other networked medical devices. It provides for the retrospective review of alarm conditions, physiologic waves and para

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This FDA Devices action (record #Z-1229-2017) was formally reported on March 1, 2017, with the manufacturer initiating the action on January 17, 2017. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Philips Electronics North America Corporation is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Andover, MA. Federal records indicate 156 devices, there is no US distribution units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The monitor may not alarm appropriately for a pediatric or neonatal patient. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide distribution including Austria Bangladesh Bulgaria Chile France Germany Hong Kong India Ireland Israel Italy Korea, Republic of Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Poland Portugal Saudi Arabia T…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 9 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.