FDA recall record

Philips HeartStart XL+ Defibrillator/Monitor Product Usage: The HeartStart XL+ is intended recall — FDA Z-2328-2015

Multiple software and hardware issues with device that can affect its function.

Class IIclassification
Z-2328-2015official record ID
Aug 12, 2015report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-2328-2015
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmPhilips Electronics North America Corporation
Report dateAug 12, 2015
Recall initiation dateJun 5, 2015
Quantity13,168 devices
LocationAndover, MA, United States

Official product description

Philips HeartStart XL+ Defibrillator/Monitor Product Usage: The HeartStart XL+ is intended for use in a hospital setting by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of the device and qualified by training in basic life support, advanced life support or defibrillation. When operating as a semi-automatic external defibrillator in AED Mode, the HeartStart XL+ is suitable for use by medical personnel trained in basic life support that includes the use of an AED. When operating in Monitor, Manual Defibrillation or Pacing modes, the HeartStart XL+ is suitable for use by healthcare professionals trained in advance life support.

Why the product was recalled

Multiple software and hardware issues with device that can affect its function.

Distribution information

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including PUERTO RICO, Canada, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BULGARIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska), CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, Jordan, KENYA, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBERIA, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, LITHUANIA, MACAU, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOROCCO, MYANMAR (Burma), NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, RWANDA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic), SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, United Republic of TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VIETNAM and ZIMBABWE.

How to read the classification

FDA Class II indicates a situation in which use of or exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious consequences is remote. The classification shown here comes from the FDA record.

Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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