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Z-0856-2016Class II

Philips Healthcare IntelliVue Info Center iX, A.0 866023

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2015-11-25 / Terminated / root cause: software

Philips Electronics North America Corporation began a recall of Philips Healthcare IntelliVue Info Center iX, A.0 866023 on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Reconstructed ECG leads viewed or printed at the Information Center iX may misrepresent the ECG waveform in specific leads". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0856-2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
Philips Healthcare IntelliVue Info Center iX, A.0 866023
Product code
MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)
Reason for recall
Reconstructed ECG leads viewed or printed at the Information Center iX may misrepresent the ECG waveform in specific leads.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software Design Change
Action
Philips Healthcare issued a Field Safety Notice on 11/25/15 to inform customers of the issue, identifies details of the units affected, gives instructions on actions to be taken by the customer and identifies what action Philips plans to take to remedy the issue.Philips will provide a software correction free of charge. On 1/28/16 the Philips issued an updated letter to users.Philips has initiated a correction to address this issue. A software correction will be provided to customers with impacted devices at no charge. Philips is asking customers to follow the Action to be Taken by Customer/User section of the Field Safety Notice: Arrhythmia alarms are not affected. ST alarms, ST values and measurements are also not affected and could be used to assist with the decision to obtain a diagnostic ECG. The ECG waves at the bedside are not affected. Printing ECG waves from the bedside is an alternative to printing from the PIIC iX. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, contact your local Philips Healthcare Customer Service representative or the Customer Care Solutions Center at (800) 722-9377 with questions or concerns about this Device Correction.
Quantity in commerce
5671 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Algeria Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Korea Kuwait Luxembourg Malaysia Mongolia Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Poland Qatar Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots
Software A.0.X

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0856-2016
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0856-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0857-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0858-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated