FDA Recall Terminated

Cardiac Science Powerheart 9390A automated external defibrillator. This fully automatic model does not require the user to press a shock button in order for the device to deliver therapy (when appropriate). Intended for use in either in-hospital or out-of-hospital settings for emergency treatment of victims exhibiting symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest who are unresponsive and not breathing.

Recall: Z-0770-2010 · Initiated November 13, 2009

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0770-2010
Event Number
53827
Firm
Cardiac Science Corporation
FEI Number
2112020
Product Code
MKJ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Process control
Initiated
November 13, 2009
Posted
March 4, 2010
Terminated
October 24, 2014
Address
3303 Monte Villa Pkwy, Bothell, WA, 98021-8969

Description

Cardiac Science Powerheart 9390A automated external defibrillator. This fully automatic model does not require the user to press a shock button in order for the device to deliver therapy (when appropriate). Intended for use in either in-hospital or out-of-hospital settings for emergency treatment of victims exhibiting symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest who are unresponsive and not breathing.

Reason

Potential for devices not to deliver therapy

Action

Cardiac Science issued an "Urgent - Voluntary Medical Device Correction AED Resistor Issue" letter dated November 13, 2009. Consignees were informed of the affected product and instructed on preventive measures. For further information, contact Cardiac Science at 1-877-901-1788 in the US and +44-161-926-0011 for outside the US.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- UNITED STATES, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GRECE, GUAM, GUATEMALA, HOLLAND, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONACO, MORROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SCOTLAND, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TURKEY, UAE, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, VIRGIN ISLANDS AND YEMEN.

Quantity

45518