FDA recall Z-0142-2025

Physio-Control, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

STERILIZABLE INTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION PADDLES REF LP20 STERILIZABLE INTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION PADDLES REF LP15 Defibrillation is indicated for the termination of certain potentially fatal arrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillation and symptomatic ventricular tachycardia. Synchronized cardioversion is indicated for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, and in relatively stable patients, ventricular tachycardia.

Reason for recall

Due to customer complaints and out of box failures, the firm is conducting a voluntary recall as a result of product failures (cracks and over-molding separation of the sterilizable internal defibrillation paddles.

Distribution

Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV. The countries of Australia, Canada, Netherlands, and New Zealand.

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2024-08-09
Report date
2024-10-30
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Redmond, WA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0142-2025