Philips HeartStart MRx M3536A Defibrillator/Monitor with Software R.03.03 The Heartstart MRx is for use for…
Medical device recall Z-1986-2012. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jul 18, 2012.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jul 18, 2012. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- 8 states named in where it went
- 35 units 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?
Defibrillator/monitor cannot analyze an ECG report during acquisition of 12 lead ECG
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Philips HeartStart MRx M3536A Defibrillator/Monitor with Software R.03.03 The Heartstart MRx is for use for the termination of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. The device is for use by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of the device and qualified by training in basic life support, advanced cardiac support, or defibrillation. It must be used by or on the order of a physician
35 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Serial Numbers: US00558452, US00558453, US00558493, US00558494, US00558539 US00558540, US00558546, US00558547, US00558569, US00558576 US00558584, US00558595, US00558596, US00558597, US00558615 US00558617, US00558618, US00558619,…
Every code shown here, 428 characters
Serial Numbers: US00558452, US00558453, US00558493, US00558494, US00558539 US00558540, US00558546, US00558547, US00558569, US00558576 US00558584, US00558595, US00558596, US00558597, US00558615 US00558617, US00558618, US00558619, US00558620, US00558621 US00558625, US00558626, US00558627, US00558628, US00558629 US00558630, US00558640, US00558641, US00558642, US00558643 US00558644, US00558779, US00558780, US00558950, US00558952
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.
Worldwide Distribution - USA including FL, IN, MA, M, NY, OH, TN, TX, and VA. Internationally to AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, and INDIA
The states and territories these words name
- Florida
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
The words say it went outside the United States too.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, 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 Jun 20, 2012.
- FDA classified it on Jul 11, 2012.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Jul 18, 2012.
- FDA terminated it on Aug 14, 2013.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Philips Healthcare Inc., of Andover, 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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