Overview

The Philips IntelliVue MP70 (M8007A) is a full-featured bedside multi-parameter patient monitor built for the demands of adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care; anesthesia and peri-operative environments; and cardiac care units. As part of Philips’ IntelliVue family of networked monitors, the MP70 shares a common user interface and modular platform with related models across the care continuum, enabling consistent clinical workflows and data continuity as patients move through the hospital. The monitor is designed to match the pace and unique clinical requirements of high-acuity settings, offering an extensive measurement menu, highly flexible screen configurations, and built-in clinical decision support tools including conventional diagnostic 12-lead ECG, multi-lead arrhythmia analysis, Event Surveillance, and a drug calculator. Philips portal technology — through the Tunneling Control Engine — prioritizes physiologic measurement data, monitoring information, and alarm notifications regardless of network traffic volume, supporting uninterrupted patient monitoring on the IntelliVue Clinical Network. The MP70 can be configured to suit patient acuity levels, department-specific protocols, or individual procedure requirements through its profile-based configuration system, which supports up to 20 user-defined profiles per monitor.

Display and User Interface

The MP70 integrates a 15-inch (38 cm) color XGA LCD display and the data processing unit into a single unit, keeping the monitor’s footprint compact for busy bedside environments. The display supports Dynamic Wave areas, which automatically adjust wave size depending on the number of waveforms configured, ensuring that clinicians always have a clear, appropriately scaled view of patient data. The monitor ships with 10 pre-set screen configurations and allows full customization of layout, including waveform selection, sizing, positioning, and data label arrangement. The primary input device on the MP70 is a touchscreen, making common functions accessible through single-touch commands. An optional SpeedPoint — a dedicated navigation device — and a Remote SpeedPoint can be added to the configuration. Standard PS/2-compatible devices such as a mouse are also supported. The monitor does not use a separate hard drive and operates without a cooling fan, making it quiet, reliable, and fast-starting. The XDS Remote Display software allows the MP70’s screen to be mirrored to a second display at the bedside or at a workstation, extending visibility of patient data without requiring clinical staff to be physically at the bedside.

Clinical Measurements and Module Support

The MP70 supports an extensive range of parameters through a combination of its integrated measurement capabilities and its modular expansion architecture. Core parameters available through the Multi-Measurement Server (MMS, M3001A) include ECG and arrhythmia, SpO2, non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP), respiration rate, temperature, and an optional invasive blood pressure/temperature port. MMS extensions expand this capability to include Microstream CO2 with an optional invasive pressure/temperature port, capnography via mainstream or sidestream CO2 with additional pressure and temperature channels, cardiac output and continuous cardiac output, and hemodynamic parameters. The MP70’s two integrated plug-in module slots accept individual clinical measurement modules including pressure, temperature, cardiac output, BIS, SpO2, VueLink, and IntelliBridge modules — though two modules of the same type cannot be installed simultaneously. The Flexible Module Server (FMS, M8048A) provides up to eight additional module slots, enabling further expansion of the measurement menu. Through the VueLink and IntelliBridge modules, the MP70 interfaces with more than 100 third-party specialty devices including mechanical ventilators, gas analyzers, and anesthesia machines. SpO2 is supported through three technology options — Philips FAST SpO2, Masimo SET, and Nellcor OxiMax — providing flexibility to match a facility’s existing sensor inventory and clinical preferences. The Philips ST/AR algorithm provides continuous multi-lead arrhythmia analysis and ST segment monitoring, with ST maps, configurable alarm limits per lead, and support for 12-lead ECG capture and diagnostic review. QT/QTc interval monitoring is also available. Electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring, bispectral index (BIS) monitoring, transcutaneous gas measurement (tcGas, restricted to neonatal patients), and intravascular oxygen saturation (SvO2/ScvO2) monitoring are supported through plug-in modules.

Portability and Power

The MP70 is a bedside monitor designed for fixed or semi-fixed installation in critical care, surgical, and cardiac environments. It is compatible with a range of mounting solutions including GCX wall mounts, ITD pivot wall mounts, and anesthesia machine mounting kits, making it adaptable to OR, ICU, and step-down environments. For intra-hospital patient transport, the Multi-Measurement Server (MMS) is a key portability asset: it detaches from the bedside MP70, stores up to 8 hours of patient data during transport, and can be inserted into any compatible Philips IntelliVue monitor or Philips M3/M4 transport monitor along the transport route. Upon return to the patient’s bed, the MMS reconnects to the MP70 and uploads stored transfer data automatically without requiring recabling or reconfiguration. This continuity model allows the MMS to remain with a patient throughout the hospital stay across different care settings, supporting data continuity from admission through discharge.

Trending, Event Surveillance, and Clinical Decision Support

The MP70 provides comprehensive data review tools built into its standard software platform. Tabular trend databases (vital signs) are viewable on screen and can be printed to a local or remote printer. Graphical trend views display up to three measurements per graph to support identification of changes in patient condition over time. High-resolution beat-to-beat trend segments — up to four simultaneously — provide a detailed temporal view of fast-changing measurement trends. Event Surveillance automatically detects and stores up to 50 user-defined clinical events over a 24-hour period. The standard Event Surveillance package includes one Event Group plus the OxyCRG Group, the latter being specifically designed for neonatal monitoring to identify sudden drops in heart rate (bradycardia) and SpO2 or transcutaneous oxygen (desaturations). The drug calculator enables bedside pharmacokinetic calculations and supports titration table views and charting of infusion progress. Hemodynamic calculation tools are built in, and the monitor supports respiratory loop capture and review. ProtocolWatch — including the SSC Sepsis Protocol — is available as an integrated clinical protocol tool. Laboratory data received from the hospital information system can also be viewed directly on the monitor screen.

Network and EMR Integration

The MP70 operates on the Philips IntelliVue Clinical Network, connecting via wired IEEE 802.3 LAN or optional wireless networking. Philips portal technology with the Tunneling Control Engine prioritizes physiologic data, alarm notifications, and monitoring information across the network, reducing the risk of system overload regardless of network traffic conditions. At the central monitoring level, the MP70 integrates with the Philips IntelliVue Information Center, allowing care teams to view real-time physiologic data centrally alongside clinical review applications, laboratory results, medication guidelines, and archived patient data through the Application Server architecture. The IntelliVue XDS software enables an XDS Remote Display to be used as a second bedside display, and the XDS Database function — available with the appropriate option — can collect vital signs data at configurable intervals into an SQL database accessible by other hospital applications. Patient demographic and ADT data synchronizes between the MP70 and the central station, and patient information including pending trend uploads is managed automatically upon patient admission, discharge, and transfer events.

FDA Device Corrections and Safety Bulletins

The FDA Medical Device Recalls Database lists at least one Class 2 device correction for the Philips IntelliVue MP70 (FDA recall record ID 217170, last updated April 2026). A Class 2 recall classification indicates that the FDA has determined the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or that the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. Because the full detail of this correction — including the specific lot or software revision scope, the root cause, and the corrective action — is best reviewed directly from the FDA’s official database, IPR Medical directs facilities to the resources listed below. Additional Class 2 corrections have been issued over the IntelliVue platform’s history affecting multiple IntelliVue monitor models; facilities operating the MP70 should review the FDA database for any entries relevant to their specific device serial number and software revision.

Because FDA device corrections and safety communications may be updated or expanded after the date of this listing, IPR Medical recommends that facilities also check the FDA’s official resources directly to ensure they have the most current information.

FDA resources for further review:
FDA Medical Device Recalls Database  |
FDA Medical Device Safety

IPR Medical — Buy, Sell, Repair, and Parts

IPR Medical is an experienced secondary-market resource for Philips IntelliVue patient monitors, including the MP70. IPR buys pre-owned IntelliVue MP70 units from healthcare facilities, offers MP70 monitors for sale to hospitals, surgery centers, and clinical programs, and performs repair and refurbishment services on MP70 hardware. IPR also stocks a range of compatible parts, modules, accessories, and cables for the MP70 platform. Whether a facility is looking to acquire an MP70 for a new monitoring program, seeking a cost-effective replacement for a failed unit, or needing parts support for an existing fleet of IntelliVue monitors, IPR Medical’s team can assist with availability, compatibility verification, and logistics. Contact IPR Medical to discuss your specific configuration requirements, software revision preferences, or accessory needs.

IPR Medical buys, sells, repairs, and stocks parts for the Philips IntelliVue MP70. Contact IPR Medical at 855-477-8866 or cs@iprmed.com with service or software questions.

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