Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published August 30, 2024
Philips IntelliVue Patient Monitor Recall: Grounding Issue May Affect Electromagnetic
Philips recalls IntelliVue Patient Monitors MX400, MX430, MX450, MX500, and MX550 models with potential grounding issues that could impact electromagnetic safety. Affected units were shipped after April 26, 2024.
During a production process, Philips became aware of one IntelliVue power supply with a broken ground bolt upon disconnection of the ground cable from the equipotential ground connector. Loss of electrical grounding may negatively affect the device s electromagnetic immunity and emission.
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📍Recalling firmPhilips North America222 Jacobs St · Cambridge, MA 02141-2296
“Philips IntelliVue Patient Monitor Recall: Grounding Issue May Affect Electromagnetic.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/54144-philips-intellivue-patient-monitor-recall-grounding-issue-may-affect-electromagnetic. Based on FDA recall #Z-3249-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-3249-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on August 30, 2024, that Philips North America is recalling IntelliVue Patient Monitors MX400 through MX550 due to a potential loss of electrical grounding. The agency issued recall number Z-3249-2024 for the voluntary Class II action affecting 545 devices shipped after April 26, 2024.
How to tell if you have it
IntelliVue Patient Monitor MX400 (Model Number 866060)
IntelliVue Patient Monitor MX430 (Model Number 866061)
IntelliVue Patient Monitor MX450 (Model Number 866062)
IntelliVue Patient Monitor MX500 (Model Number 866064)
IntelliVue Patient Monitor MX550 (Model Number 866066)
The hazard
During production, Philips identified one IntelliVue power supply with a broken ground bolt upon disconnection of the ground cable from the equipotential ground connector. The agency states that loss of electrical grounding may negatively affect the device's electromagnetic immunity and emission.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Philips North America has 30 other recalls on record since December 24, 2020. Other recent recalls of similar products include Upgrade dStream (August 28, 2026), Patient Information Center iX Software Freezes (July 31, 2026), and Ingenia Ambition X MRE Scanner Recall: Stiffness Value Errors (April 14, 2026). Additional recent recalls include Telemetry Monitor 5500 1.4 GHz Recall (June 5, 2026), IntelliVue MX70: Monitor May Not Alarm - Recall (October 31, 2025), and IntelliVue MP70 Monitor Recall: No Alarms May Cause Health Risks (October 31, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the model numbers: MX400 (866060), MX430 (866061), MX450 (866062), MX500 (866064), or MX550 (866066). Affected units were shipped after April 26, 2024, and the manufacturing date is on the back of the monitor.
Brand
Philips
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Manufacturing Date
Look for the manufacturing date on the back of your monitor to confirm if it was shipped after April 26, 2024.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide. Global Distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 33 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-3249-2024 (August 30, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-3249-2024 to see it in context.
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