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# Phillips Recalls HeartStart Defibrillator
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/phillips-recalls-heartstart-defibrillator/
- Published: 2017-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:13:47.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5138285

Phillips Healthcare has recalled its HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator due to battery and electrical issues. The device is used to pace people with a slow heart beat or to deliver lifesaving electrical shocks to those with sudden cardiac arrest. An FDA [recall notice](https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ListofRecalls/ucm548491.htm?source=govdelivery&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery) says that the battery and electrical connection issues that may prevent the device from powering up, charging, and delivering an electrical shock therapy. The device may also unexpectedly stop pacing. “A delay in delivering therapy could result in serious patient injury such as permanent organ damage, brain injury, or death,” the notice says.