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Terminated

Cardiac Science Powerheart 9300P 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.

FDA Recall Z-0769-2010 · Posted 2010-03-04

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeMKJ
Date Initiated2009-11-13
Date Terminated2014-10-24
Product Quantity8488

Reason for Recall

Potential for devices not to deliver therapy

Firm 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.

Root Cause

Process control

Distribution Pattern

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.

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