Events

Recall of Nihon Kohden Automatic External Defibrillator

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Nihon Kohden Corporation.

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
    13641
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-10-18
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: InterMed Medical Ltd, 71 Apollo Drive, Albany, AUCKLAND 1311
  • Reason
    When the defibrillator operates on battery and the remaining battery power is zero, the battery mark becomes "0", the charge battery message appears and an alarm sounds. if this occurs and the battery isn't replaced with charged battery or the defibrillator is not connected to ac power, the mother board might become damaged and the defibrillator might not work.
  • Action
    Software to be upgraded

Device

Nihon Kohden Automatic External Defibrillator

Manufacturer

Nihon Kohden Corporation