Philips recalls lithium-ion defibrillator batteries

Philips HeartStart products

Philips Healthcare has issued a worldwide recall of batteries for its HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator.

The Philips M3538A lithium-ion batteries manufactured from December 28, 2017 to March 20, 2018 for the HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator may have an internal component failure and may fail to charge or to provide power, according to a statement by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The FDA had not released a statement of its own.

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