title: Electromagnetic interference may cause false asystole alarms in certain Philips IntelliVue monitoring products.
abstract: Electromagnetic interference (EMI) may cause some Philips Healthcare IntelliVue MMS, MP2, MP5, and X2 patient monitoring products to incorrectly display a flat electrocardiogram (ECG) waveform and generate a false asystole alarm. This occurs while the devices' pace pulse rejection feature is enabled. Facilities that suspect such behavior in their inventories should contact Philips to discuss whether installation of firmware version D.02.05 will help address the problem.
mesh_terms: D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019300:Medical Errors