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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying a recent safety notice covering certain models of the HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator due to electrical and battery connection issues as a ...

Gaithersburg, MD - The push for over-the-counter defibrillators is gathering momentum. A US Food and Drug Association panel heard arguments yesterday for removing the prescription requirement for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Philips HeartStart OnSite Defibrillator is designed to be the easiest-to-use, and most reliable defibrillator available. Available without a prescription from ActiveForever.com, the Philips ...

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 ...