Device recall: HeartStart XL+ Defibrillator/Monitor The HeartStart XL+ is intended for use in a hospital setting by qualified medical…
Class III FDA enforcement event 79191. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Update XL device software to version A.03. This includes enhancements to the Operational Checks, event logs, and troubleshooting messages that provide as complete of information as needed to users on device readiness.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Philips Electronics North America Corporation started this device recall on 7 Feb 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Andover, MA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 79191 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 21 Mar 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 7 Feb 2020.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Foreign Only - China
Recalling firm
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Andover, MA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0978-2018 | HeartStart XL+ Defibrillator/Monitor 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. It must be used by or on the order of a physician. When… | 4315 | Class III | Terminated | 21 Mar 2018 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2018
- 1,074
- Share of these events in Class III
- 4%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 61
Other events of the firm
Philips Electronics North America Corporation: all 61 events
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0978-2018The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 79191. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/79191/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Foreign Only - China
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 79191?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
4315
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 4% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class III.