Philips PageWriter TC20 Recall for Battery Overheating and Fire Risk
Philips is recalling PageWriter TC20 devices because end-of-life batteries may overheat, melt the case, or ignite, posing a risk of injury.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk of fire and physical injury (burns) from melting cases, which aligns with the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (significant injury reports or structural defects leading to harm).
Plain-English summary
Philips North America, LLC is recalling 14,067 units of the PageWriter TC20 (Product 860332) electrocardiograph devices. The recall covers software revisions up to and including A.07.05.22, which are used to evaluate the electrocardiogram of adult and pediatric patients.
The recall is being issued because the cardiograph batteries, which have reached the end of their life, may overheat. This overheating can cause the device case to melt and/or the device to ignite. Such events can cause injury to the patient or nearby users.
The affected devices were distributed domestically nationwide and internationally worldwide. Consumers and healthcare facilities should check their inventory for the specific product codes listed in the official recall notice and follow the instructions provided by Philips to address the battery hazard.
The recalled product
- Product
- PageWriter TC20, Product 860332, Software revisions up to and including A.07.05.22 to evaluate the electrocardiogram of adult and pediatric patients
- Manufacturer
- Philips North America, LLC
- Category
- Medical Device — Cardiograph
- Affected units
- 14,067
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by Philips North America, LLC under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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