FDA Devices recall · Reported May 5, 2021
Philips Xper Flex Cardio (FC2010, Procedure Room and FC2020, Bedside Monitor) devices - intended for use by professional healthcare providers for complete physiologic/hemodynamic monitoring Service numbers associated with FC2010: Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev A 453564241901 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev B 453564483321 Flex Cardio FC2010 Rev C 453564621791 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 REV C RUEXCHANGE 453564675021 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev D 453564669081 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev D Russia 453564674581
Performance issues with the Xper Flex Cardio Physio Monitoring System include: potential delay of up to 10 seconds in displaying ECG, invasive blood pressure and other parameters;…
Philips North America Llc recalled Philips Xper Flex Cardio (FC2010, Procedure Room and FC2020, Bedside Monitor) devices - i… - a moderate-severity action.
Philips Xper Flex Cardio (FC2010, Procedure Room and FC2020, Bedside Monitor) devices - i… was recalled by Philips North America Llc in May 5, 2021. Reason: Performance issues with the Xper Flex Cardio Physio Monitoring System include: potential delay of up to 10 se…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1517-2021 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Philips North America Llc issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Performance issues with the Xper Flex Cardio Physio Monitoring System include: potential delay of up to 10 se….
- Moderate
- severity level
- 9K units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- May 5, 2021
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1517-2021 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
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Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
Philips Xper Flex Cardio (FC2010, Procedure Room and FC2020, Bedside Monitor) devices - intended for use by professional healthcare providers for complete physiologic/hemodynamic monitoring Service numbers associated with FC2010: Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev A 453564241901 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev B 453564483321 Flex Cardio FC2010 Rev C 453564621791 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 REV C RUEXCHANGE 453564675021 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev D 453564669081 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev D Russia 453564674581 Xper Flex Cardio FC2010 Rev E 453564845841 Xper Flex Cardio 2010 Rev E Russia 453564845881 Service numbers associated with FC2020: Xper Flex Cardio 2020 Rev A 453564241911 Xper Flex Cardio 2020 Rev B 453564483331 Flex Cardio FC2020 Rev C 453564621801 Xper Flex Cardio 2020 Rev D 453564675001 Xper Flex Cardio FC2020 Rev E 453564845861 Software version number: 1.5.19 and 1.6.8
Reason for recall
Performance issues with the Xper Flex Cardio Physio Monitoring System include: potential delay of up to 10 seconds in displaying ECG, invasive blood pressure and other parameters; patient weight is rounded to the nearest whole kilogram;Xper IM software used with the Xper Flex Cardio Physio Monitoring System may periodically crash; No SpO2 numeric or plethysmography is displayed when SpO2 is connected o the Flex Cardio device; display of certain data from the FC2010 becomes frozen, i.e., waveforms cease sweeping and updating and the ECG, IBP, and respiration numeric values cease to update;e ECG, IBP, and respiration waveforms become flat lines and no audible alarms are produced for HR and IBP, upon start up, an unexpected non physiological ECG waveform, erratic heart rate numeric value, and non-physiological display of any other active waveforms may appear on the Boom Monitor
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recall number | Z-1517-2021 |
| Date reported | May 5, 2021 |
| Date initiated | March 29, 2021 |
| Recalling firm | Philips North America Llc |
| Firm location | Cambridge, MA |
| Affected scope | 9208 units WW |
| Distribution | Nationwide Foreign: Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Bulgaria Canada Chile China Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ice… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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