LifePAK 500 Automated External Defibrillator, model numbers: 3005400-XXX, U3005400-XXX, 3011790-XXX/, U3011790-XXX - Product Usage: The L...
FDA Recall Notice
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1633-2020.
Automated External Defibrillators may not detect a patient connection due to mechanical wear-through of the contact plating on the therapy connector. The wear-through could result in the device not recognizing a patient is connected which could result in a delay in treatment
Corrective Action (per FDA)
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1633-2020.
Recall terminated by FDA.
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Consumer Contact (per FDA)
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1633-2020.
Physio-Control, Inc.
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Physio-control, Inc. Recall FAQ
Physio-control, Inc. is the subject of a cardiac devices safety report: LifePAK 500 Automated External Defibrillator, model numbers: 3005400-XXX, U3005400-XXX, 3011790-XXX/, U3011790-XXX - Product Usage: The L.... The notice was published on March 20, 2020 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 173,459 units are potentially affected.