Events

Recall of UNIVERSAL BATTERY CHARGER II

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL PRODUCTS A DIV. OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC..

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
    81801
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-11
  • 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 universal battery charger ii has a component which may fail prematurely due to a manufacturing defect. if the component fails the charger's firmware recognizes the malfunction and prevents batteries from being charged. the blue led on the front of the charger will flash to indicate that the device must be sent in for repairs in accordance with the user's manual. based on the investigations only a small amount of the devices are impacted.

Device

UNIVERSAL BATTERY CHARGER II

Manufacturer

JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL PRODUCTS A DIV. OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC.