Medical Device Alerts issued in March 2019
Alerts were issued about Pagewriter Cardiographs and Efficia Monitors and Fresenius 5008 & 5008S haemodialysis machines.
In this monthly update, we highlight selected Medical Device Alerts that have been issued recently by MHRA. Please note, this is not an exhaustive list of medical device alerts. For all Medical Device Alerts from MHRA, see Alerts and recalls for drugs and medical devices.
Pagewriter Cardiographs (TC20/30/50/70) manufactured before 20 November 2018 and Efficia Monitors (CM10/12/100/120/150) manufactured before 25 October 2018 – risk of batteries overheating or igniting (MDA/2019/017). Issued 20 March 2019. Manufactured by Philips – this problem affects lithium ion batteries that have exceeded their specified replacement interval or number of charging cycles.
Fresenius 5008 & 5008S haemodialysis machines – low risk of inadequate fluid removal during treatment (MDA/2019/018). Issued 29 March 2019. Manufactured by Fresenius Medical – inadequate ultrafiltration can occur due to sudden failure of the ultrafiltration (UF) pump.
Article citation: Drug Safety Update volume 12, issue 9: April 2019: 7.