Cardiac Science Powerheart 9300D automated external defibrillator. This semi-automatic model requires the user to press a shock button in order for the device to deliver defibrillation energy (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.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued March 4, 2010).
- Company
- Cardiac Science Corporation
- Recall Initiated
- November 13, 2009
- Posted
- March 4, 2010
- Terminated
- October 24, 2014
- Recall Number
- Z-0767-2010
- Quantity
- 181
- Firm Location
- Bothell, WA
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
Potential for devices not to deliver therapy
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.
Lot / Code Info
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Root Cause
Process control
Action Taken
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.