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      "reason_for_recall": "Philips has received several reports in which monitors with lithium ion batteries that had exceeded their battery life expectancy have overheated or ignited.  These batteries should be replaced every 3 years or upon reaching 300 charge-discharge cycles.  Although the Philips SureSigns VS & VM Monitors and View Station (VSV) can display actual information on either or both battery age and charge-discharge cycles, the existing labeling does not include full instructions on how to use this information to determine when to replace the battery. An overheated battery may in turn cause the device case to overheat and possibly melt or cause the device to ignite, which can cause injury to a patient, nearby users, or cause damage to property.",
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      "product_quantity": "VM   96,324 Units; VS   110,424 Units; VSV   691 Units",
      "code_info": "UDI# VS4 (863283): 00884838087095",
      "center_classification_date": "20180822",
      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia,  France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Finland, Guadeloupe, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Republic of, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Lybia, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, State of, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.",
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      "product_description": "Philips SureSigns VS4 Vital Signs Monitor, 863283  863286     The SureSigns VS4 vital signs monitor is for use by healthcare professionals whenever there is a need for monitoring the physiological parameters of patients. The SureSigns VS4 monitor is for monitoring, recording, and alarming of multiple physiological parameters in healthcare environments for the patient types listed below. Additionally, the monitor may be used in transport situations within a healthcare facility.",
      "report_date": "20180829",
      "classification": "Class II",
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      "recall_initiation_date": "20180713",
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