PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Critical Class I Terminated

HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, Model numbers: M3535A (M3535ATZ) M3536A (M3536ATZ), M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6, M3536M7, M3536M8, M3536M9

Reported: April 5, 2017 Initiated: February 24, 2017 #Z-1417-2017

Product Description

HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, Model numbers: M3535A (M3535ATZ) M3536A (M3536ATZ), M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6, M3536M7, M3536M8, M3536M9

Reason for Recall

HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator may may exhibit abnormal behavior when operating using a single battery as the sole source of power may fail to deliver therapy or monitoring

Details

Units Affected
97,794 total ( 47,362 US and 50,429 OUS)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-US (Nationwide) including PUERTO RICO and countries of: AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA,AUSTRIA,AZERBAIJAN,BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA,BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA, BRAZIL,BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BULGARIA,CAMBODIA,CANADA,CHILE,CHINA,COLOMBIA,COSTA RICA, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska),CYPRUS,CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,ECUADOR,EGYPT,EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA,FINLAND,FRANCE,GABON,GERMANY,GHANA,GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG,HUNGARY,ICELAND,INDIA, INDONESIA,IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF),IRAQ,IRELAND,ISRAEL,ITALY,JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA,KOREA, REPUBLIC OF,KUWAIT,LAOS,LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA,LITHUANIA,LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MACEDONIA,MALAYSIA,MALTA,MAURITIUS,MEXICO,MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE,MYANMAR (Burma), NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES,NEW CALEDONIA,NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PANAMA,PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL,QATAR,REUNION,ROMANIA,RUSSIAN FEDERATION,SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA,SOUTH AFRICA,SPAIN,SRI LANKA, SWEDEN,SWITZERLAND,TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA,TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF,THAILAND,TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN,UGANDA,UKRAINE,UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,UNITED KINGDOM,UZBEKISTAN,VENEZUELA,VIET NAM,YEMEN.
Location
Andover, MA

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, Model numbers: M3535A (M3535ATZ) M3536A (M3536ATZ), M3536M, M3536MC, M3536M2, M3536M4, M3536M5, M3536M6, M3536M7, M3536M8, M3536M9. Recalled by Philips North America, LLC. Units affected: 97,794 total ( 47,362 US and 50,429 OUS).
Why was this product recalled?
HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator may may exhibit abnormal behavior when operating using a single battery as the sole source of power may fail to deliver therapy or monitoring
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on April 5, 2017. Severity: Critical. Recall number: Z-1417-2017.