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Recall of Device Recall Welch Allyn AED 20 Defibrillator

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Welch Allyn Protocol, 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
    39368
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-1223-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-08-23
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-09-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-09-26
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=55297
  • 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
    Defibrillator - Product Code MKJ
  • Reason
    Failure to deliver therapy: the welch allyn aed20 defibrillators may display a "defib comm" error message on the device display during use which may result in failure of the device to analyze the patient's ecg and deliver the appropriate therapy.
  • Action
    On 8/23/07 the firm sent a press release to the Associated Press for release. On 8/29/07 the firm began sending URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letters to their consignees informing them of the possibility of the defibrillator to fail to resuscitate the patient. The accounts were asked to respond to the notification within 5 working days by faxing or mailing an enclosed response. End users will be provided with a loaner device while their unit is being serviced. Distributors were sent a separate letter request they provide their customer names to the firm so that the firm can send letters to those customers.

Device

Device Recall Welch Allyn AED 20 Defibrillator
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  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide to include USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Phillippines, South Korea, Viet Nam, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, India, Israel, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Canada, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and South America.
  • Product Description
    Welch Allyn AED 20 Automated External Defibrillator; a portable, 12V internal battery powered defibrillator; Manufactured by MRL Inc., A Welch Allyn Company, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Model AED 20, Catalog Numbers 972213, 972214, 972215, 972216 (Part Numbers 972200E, 972211E, 972212E, 972213E, 972214E, 972215E, 972216E)
  • Manufacturer
    Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc

Manufacturer

Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc, 8500 Sw Creekside Pl, Beaverton OR 97008
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc
  • Source
    USFDA