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JD59 · 10-04-2009, 05:17 PM

ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Philips says it is recalling some automated-external defibrillators due to a possible malfunction that could keep them from analyzing heart rhythms properly.

The HeartStart FR2+ models being recalled are M3860A and M3861A, distributed by Philips, and M3840A and M3841A, distributed by Laerdal Medical, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

Philips recalls automated defibrillators - UPI.com