Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Philips Sterilizable Defibrillator Paddles Recalled by Philips North America, LLC Due to The periodic Paddle Checks recommended in the Instructions...
What You Should Do
Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.
Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Philips North America, LLC directly.
Affected Products
Philips Sterilizable Defibrillator Paddles, Switchless Internal Paddles, Model Numbers M1741A, M1742A, M1743A, M1744A - Product Usage: used in pairs to transmit a controlled electrical shock from an external defibrillator directly to the exposed heart muscle of a post-pubescent patient in order to intentionally stop start the heartbeat during cardiopulmonary surgery.
Quantity: 2,202
Why Was This Recalled?
The periodic Paddle Checks recommended in the Instructions for Use for Sterilizable Defibrillator Paddles may not detect one failure mode for the Switched Internal Defibrillator Paddles. Philips has created an addendum to the IFU, that includes a test for the switched paddles only, which will detect this failure mode.
Where Was This Sold?
This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.
About Philips North America, LLC
Philips North America, LLC has 88 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.
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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report