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Recall of Device Recall Power Heart

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Cardiac Science, 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
    29024
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1033-04
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-05-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2004-07-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2005-11-18
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=32992
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Automated External Defibrillators (Non-Wearable) - Product Code MKJ
  • Reason
    Some of the high voltage capacitors in the recalled external defibrillators have had extended charge times resulting in self-test failures following which the defibrillator cannot be used/cannot be turn on.
  • Action
    A recall letter, dated May 24, 2004, stated that a replacement AED is enclosed with the letter, and instructed consignees to replace their AED with the new one immediately and return the old AED.

Device

Device Recall Power Heart
  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers of the recalled Model 9200 RD and Model 9210 RD AEDs are: 300122, 300226, 300450, 300672, 300855, 301848, 303845, 304550, 305544, 306004, 306420, 306426, 306474, 306500, 306572, 306585, 306586, 306615, 306663, 306685, 306691 through 306810, 307433, 308131 through 308530, 308839, 309180, 309218, 309236, 309426, 309438, 309561, 309691 through 309894, 309897, 309903 through 309908, 309913, 309915, 309917, 309922, 309924, 309929, 309930, 309944, 309959, 309971 through 310170, 310181, 310411 through 310490, 310571 through 310610, 310691 through 311170, 311211 through 312170, 312211 through 312290, 312651 through 316050, 316518, 316691 through 316730, 316853, 316862, 316949, 316961, 316964, 316973, 317056, 317058, 317106, 317123, 317131, 317180, 317183, 317185, 317189, 317191, 317207, 317266, 317270, 317278, 318171 ¿ 318190, 318211 through 318330, 318347, 318371 through 318410, 318419, 318424, 318427, 318433, 318435, 318439, 318446, 320691 through 320930, and the following individual serial numbers separated by commas: 268231-02-35, 74414-1602, 74414-0213, 74777-0802, 75180-0246, 75180-0189, 75180-0088, 75180-0045, 75180-0608, 75180-0241, 75180-0083, 75180-0059, 75180-0123, 75180-0097, 75180-0040, 75180-0103, 75180-0109, 75180-0096, 75180-0060, 75180-0090, 75180-0091, 75180-0114, 75180-0100, 75180-0046, 75180-0047, 75180-1866, 75180-0111, 75180-0048, 75180-0085, 75180-0057, 75180-0073, 75180-0113, 75180-0237, 75180-0086, 75180-0239, 75180-0225, 75180-0606, 75180-0226, 75180-0980, 75180-0099, 75180-0061, 75180-0041, 75180-0112, 75180-0094, 75180-0076, 75180-0107, 75180-0002, 75180-1000, 75180-0049, 75180-0101, 75180-0079, 75180-0400, 75180-0607, 75180-0102, 75180-0058, 75180-0106, 75180-0062, 75180-0120, 75180-0069, 75180-0082, 75180-0072, 75180-0039, 75180-0121, 75180-0071, 75180-0074, 75180-0117l, 75180-0037, 75180-0240, 75180-0119, 75180-0063, 75180-0050, 75180-0238, 75180-0108, 75180-0093, 75180-0077, 75180-0087, 75180-0236, 75180-0067, 75180-0065, 75180-0056, 75180-0095, 75180-0105, 75180-0110, 75180-0044, 75180-0122, 75180-0115, 75180-0092, 75180-0075, 75180-0068, 75180-0084, 75180-0104, 75180-0080, 75180-0098, 75180-0118, 75180-0116, 75180-0244, 75180-0081, 75180-0078, 75180-0070, 75180-0042, 75180-0089, 75180-0064, and 75180-0043
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    The recalled AED units were distributed nationwide in the United States and to foreign accounts in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.
  • Product Description
    Power Heart AED Automatic External Defibrillator, Model 9200 RD
  • Manufacturer
    Cardiac Science, Inc.

Manufacturer

Cardiac Science, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Cardiac Science, Inc., 5474 Feltl Rd., Minneapolis MN 55343-7982
  • Source
    USFDA