FDA Enforcement
Class I
Terminated
PEDIATRIC Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2603H, Rx ONLY --- COMPARABLE TO PHILIPS MEDICAL HEARTSTART ELECTRODES PLUG STYLE CONNECTOR
Recall: Z-0459-2015
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Reported December 10, 2014
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-0459-2015
- Event ID
- 69752
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- ConMed Corporation
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Letter
- Report Date
- December 10, 2014
- Initiation Date
- November 6, 2014
- Classification Date
- December 4, 2014
- Termination Date
- October 30, 2017
- Address
- 525 French Rd, N/A, Utica, NY, 13502-5945, United States
Description
PEDIATRIC Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2603H, Rx ONLY --- COMPARABLE TO PHILIPS MEDICAL HEARTSTART ELECTRODES PLUG STYLE CONNECTOR
Reason
Philips Healthcare made changes to the design of the connection between multifunction electrodes and their HeartStart FR3 and HeartStart FRx AEDs. The failure to connect may result in a delay of therapy, which could result in patient death or serious injury.
Code Info
All Lot Codes
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Puerto Rico, and Internationally to Bosnia, Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Republic of Korea, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Spain.
Quantity
174,610 (168,090 US and 6,520 OUS) in total.