BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    LIFEPAK 12 Defibrillator/Monitor with End-Tidal CO2 option. The device is used in various areas of the hospital such as critical areas (emergency departments, critical care, operating room, etc.) and general duty floors (e.g. medical/surgical). The device is also used for in and out of hospital transport (air and ground ambulance, in hospital transport, etc.)

    Recall: Z-1143-2017 · Initiated January 16, 2017

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1143-2017
    Event Number
    76162
    Firm
    Physio-Control, Inc.
    FEI Number
    3015876
    Product Code
    MKJ
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Process control
    Initiated
    January 16, 2017
    Terminated
    September 11, 2018
    Address
    11811 Willows Rd NE, Redmond, WA, 98052-2003

    Description

    LIFEPAK 12 Defibrillator/Monitor with End-Tidal CO2 option. The device is used in various areas of the hospital such as critical areas (emergency departments, critical care, operating room, etc.) and general duty floors (e.g. medical/surgical). The device is also used for in and out of hospital transport (air and ground ambulance, in hospital transport, etc.)

    Reason

    The End-Tidal CO2 (EtCO2) reading can intermittently show a value of XXX after start-up or during device operation.

    Action

    Physio Control sent the Urgent Medical Device Correction LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/ Defibrillator and LIFEPAK 12 Defibrillator/Monitor with End-Tidal CO2 (EtCO2) option letter, dated January 2017, and confirmation sheets to consignees on January 16, 2017. Physio-Control is contacting customers with affected devices to schedule the correction of their device(s), which will include replacing the EtCO2 module. Required Customer Actions: 1. Please forward this information to all affected sites, trainers and users that may have affected LIFEPAK 12 or LIFEPAK 15 device(s). 2. Consignees should follow the instructions on the Confirmation Sheet for each serial number listed in their possession. Promptly return the completed Confirmation Sheet to Physio-Control. 3. If consignees experience the XXX after power-up or during device operation, please contact Physio-Control to arrange for servicing of their device. Consignees should return completed confirmation sheet: -By fax to: 1-866-448-9567 -By email to: [email protected] -Or by mail to: Physio-Control, Inc. P.O. Box 97006, Dept. 15N Redmond, WA, 98073-9706 Consignees with questions can call the firm at 1-800-442-1142, option 7, 6:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Pacific), Monday Friday.

    Distribution

    Worldwide distribution. LifePak 12 distributed in US states of AL, GA, NY, SC, and in Australia. LifePak 15 distributed nationwide in the US including Puerto Rico and to ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHILE, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, FRENCH GUIANA, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAHITI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AND UNITED KINGDOM.

    Quantity

    7 units in the US and 13 modules worldwide (5 international; and 8 owned by Physio)