Events

Recall of HEARTSTART 3000QR SEMIAUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by LAERDAL MEDICAL CANADA LTD..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    34874
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2000-01-18
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has received a large number of complaints of defective circuit boards and mdb has confirmed a safety problem.

Device

HEARTSTART 3000QR SEMIAUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 3000QR (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 920032 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 920031 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 920030 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 920072 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 920070 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 3000ATS (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 920015 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 920014 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS)
  • Product Description
    HEARTSTART 3000
  • Manufacturer
    LAERDAL MEDICAL CANADA LTD.

Manufacturer

LAERDAL MEDICAL CANADA LTD.