| Subject: | Important Safety Information About Philips Healthcare's Avalon Fetal Monitors |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 8 Sep 2009 - 06:00 am |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals that Philips Healthcare has issued an Important Device Safety Alert for the Philips Avalon Fetal Monitors, Models FM20, FM30, FM40 and FM50 with the ultrasound transducer. These fetal monitors utilize ultrasound technology to measure fetal heart rate non-invasively. Philips Healthcare has received a number of complaints of inaccurate output readings. Inaccurate output readings, if not properly... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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