FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator Model 4000, Product Number 10A0988-A01. The LifeVest system is indicated for patients 18 years of age and older who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest and are not candidates for or refuse an implantable defibrillator.

Recall: Z-0353-2018 · Reported January 24, 2018

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0353-2018
Event ID
78926
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Zoll Manufacturing Corp.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
January 24, 2018
Initiation Date
September 12, 2017
Classification Date
January 14, 2018
Termination Date
August 10, 2021
Address
121 Gamma Dr, N/A, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238-2919, United States

Description

LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator Model 4000, Product Number 10A0988-A01. The LifeVest system is indicated for patients 18 years of age and older who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest and are not candidates for or refuse an implantable defibrillator.

Reason

Incorrect service code for properly catching critical defects during self-check. Potential for defibrillation shock failure

Code Info

All Serial Numbers

Distribution

US Nationwide

Quantity

33,670 units