FDA issues safety communication on HeartStart automated external defibrillators from Philips Healthcare

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Title: FDA issues safety communication on HeartStart automated external defibrillators from Philips Healthcare

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FDA issues safety communication on HeartStart automated external defibrillators from Philips Healthcare

12/03/2013 04:18 PM EST

Certain HeartStart automated external defibrillator (AED) devices made by Philips Medical Systems, a division of Philips Healthcare, may be unable to deliver needed defibrillator shock in a cardiac emergency situation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today in a new safety communication for users of these previously recalled devices.

 

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