Certain HeartStart automated external defibrillator devices made by Philips Medical Systems might be unable to deliver needed defibrillator shocks in a cardiac emergency, the Food and Drug ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued a safety communication indicating that certain HeartStart automated external defibrillators ...

WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators are warning the public that certain cardiac defibrillators recalled by Philips Healthcare may fail to deliver a needed shock in an emergency. Defibrillators are ...

SEATTLESEATTLE — Philips said Monday it is recalling about 5,400 HeartStart FR2 automated external defibrillators due to a possible memory chip failure that could make the device unable to work ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Cambridge, MA – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of ...

Philips recalled its HeartStart MRx Defibrillator due to an equipment defect, according to a Feb. 9 safety notice from the FDA. Here are three things to know. 1. Philips initiated the recall in June ...

Clever design, close attention to human safety issues, and a top man-machine interface make the Philips HeartStart portable home defibrillator one of the hottest medical electronics devices on the ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a safety communication on HeartStart automated external defibrillators from Philips Healthcare, noting that certain HeartStart ...

Aug. 4, 2006 — -- To celebrate her victory over breast cancer, 35-year-old Anel Mendez decided to take the trip of her dreams -- to Paris -- with her aunt. During a layover at the busy Los ...

In mid-September, a visitor sitting in a theater at the Seattle’s Museum of Flight suddenly slumped over, a victim of cardiac arrest. Security staff members jolted his heart back into action with a ...