Sept. 23, 2004 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a home defibrillator for sale without a prescription; a C-reactive protein assay to determine the risk of coronary heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued a safety communication indicating that certain HeartStart automated external defibrillators ...

Feb. 14, 2003 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Phillips Electronics' automatic external defibrillator (AED) for marketing. The HeartStart Home Defibrillator is designed for ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying a recent safety notice covering certain models of the HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator due to electrical and battery connection issues as a ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that some models of HeartStart automated external defibrillators (AED) may not work during a cardiac emergency. The devices, which are made ...

People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jumpstart the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed Thursday to let ...

Hundreds of thousands of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) made by Philips Healthcare might not deliver a needed shock to the heart in an emergency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said ...

FDA has cleared the first of a new generation of AEDs intended for home use.(click to enlarge) It has been more than two years since legislation was passed to require increased public access to ...

Philips recalled its HeartStart MRx Defibrillator due to an equipment defect, according to a Feb. 9 safety notice from the FDA. Here are three things to know. 1. Philips initiated the recall in June ...

Washington(CBS.MW) -- The Food and Drug Administration Thursday granted market clearance to Philips Medical Systems' HeartStart Home Defibrillator for use without a prescription. The action marks the ...

OpenMarkets, a collaborative marketplace for capital medical equipment, has announced multiple providers have already taken advantage of its recently launched OpenMarkets MarketBuy for Philips ...

Washington, DC, September 16, 2004 (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday that consumers can buy devices to jump-start failing hearts at home without a prescription. Some 80 percent ...