Philips Xper Flex Cardio (FC2010, Procedure Room and FC2020, Bedside Monitor) devices - intended for use by…
Medical device recall Z-1517-2021. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 5, 2021.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 5, 2021. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 9208 units WW how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
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
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
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
9208 units WW, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Service Number/ UDI # 453564241901 (01)00884838082113; 453564241911 (01)00884838082113; 453564483321 (01)00884838082113; 453564483331 (01)00884838083516; 453564621791 (01)00884838084902; 453564621801 (01)00884838084919; 453564845881…
Every code shown here, 449 characters
Service Number/ UDI # 453564241901 (01)00884838082113; 453564241911 (01)00884838082113; 453564483321 (01)00884838082113; 453564483331 (01)00884838083516; 453564621791 (01)00884838084902; 453564621801 (01)00884838084919; 453564845881 (01)00884838095052; 453564675021 (01)00884838103245; 453564669081 (01)00884838083820; 453564675001 (01)00884838086005; 453564674581 (01)00884838083820; 453564845841 (01)00884838093645; 453564845861 (01)00884838093652
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
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 Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine, State of Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico R¿union Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Thailand Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uzbekistan Viet Nam Yemen
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Mar 29, 2021.
- FDA classified it on Apr 29, 2021.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on May 5, 2021.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Philips North America Llc, of Cambridge, MA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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