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Fetal spiral electrode

Official notice

19 Nov 2021

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Fetal spiral electrode. Between September 2012 and September 2021, Philips continued to include a 2007 edition of the IFU with the fetal spiral electrode product. This previous edition did not include the following warning messages in the "warnings" section of the IFU: Reuse may cause degradation of physical or electrical properties, Do not reuse on another patient due to risk of cross-infection the current edition of the of the fetal spiral electrode instructions for use (IFU) is part number 453564380371, September 2012. The previous edition of the IFU is part number 453564065231, July 2007. Recall start date: 2021-11-01 Published 2021-11-19.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information

Recall number

63618

Official notice

2021-11-19

The hazard

Between September 2012 and September 2021, Philips continued to include a 2007 edition of the IFU with the fetal spiral electrode product. This previous edition did not include the following warning messages in the "warnings" section of the IFU: Reuse may cause degradation of physical or electrical properties, Do not reuse on another patient due to risk of cross-infection the current edition of the of the fetal spiral electrode instructions for use (IFU) is part number 453564380371, September 2012. The previous edition of the IFU is part number 453564065231, July 2007. Recall start date: 2021-11-01

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Recall Numbers

63618

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected Products - FETAL SPIRAL ELECTRODE, Lot or serial number - Not applicable, Model or catalog number - 9898 031 37631

Risk / hazard

Between September 2012 and September 2021, Philips continued to include a 2007 edition of the IFU with the fetal spiral electrode product. This previous edition did not include the following warning messages in the "warnings" section of the IFU: Reuse may cause degradation of physical or electrical properties, Do not reuse on another patient due to risk of cross-infection the current edition of the of the fetal spiral electrode instructions for use (IFU) is part number 453564380371, September 2012. The previous edition of the IFU is part number 453564065231, July 2007. Recall start date: 2021-11-01

Where it was sold

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Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Philips, Fetal Spiral Electrode.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

63618

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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