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AED: Voluntary Medical Device Recall
Approximately 12,200 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are being voluntarily recalled because they may not be able to deliver therapy during resuscitation. These AEDs were manufactured in a way that makes them potentially susceptible to failure under certain conditions. When you’re relying on an AED medical device todeliver, it better deliver because a life is on the line.
What is AED? According to Wikipedia, an automated external defibrillator is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.
AEDs are often found in hospitals, restaurants, hotels, on airplanes and in airports, sporting events, schools, casinos, shopping centers, and government offices.
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The manufacturer, Cardiac Science Corporation, detected this issue through its internal quality systems and has received no complaints or reports of this problem in the field. The affected AEDs were manufactured or serviced between October 19, 2009 and January 15, 2010 and include the following models:
- Powerheart 9300A, 9300E, 9300P, 9390A, 9390E
- CardioVive 92532
- CardioLife 9200G and 9231
This current recall has no connection to the previous Cardiac Science recall on November 13, 2009 when there were 64 complaints concerning four resistors within certain AEDs. Two of these complaints were associated with a failure to deliver therapy. Cardiac Science has also received 114 complaints regarding "Service Required" messages resulting from a specific relay switch failure. There have been no reported instances where this issue has resulted in an inability to deliver therapy.
If your loved one or family member has been the victim of an adverse medical complication or died because of the malfunction of an AED, please contact Anapol Schwartz Law Firm in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia. You may be eligible for an unsafe medical device personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit.
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Lifesaving medical device products must not fail when you need them most.
