| Subject: | FDA Issues Recall of Medtronic LIFEPAK 500 |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Thu, 10 Mar 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The FDA has issued a Class I recall of certain Medtronic LIFEPAK 500 automated external defibrillators (AEDs), due to the devices continuing to display a "connect electrodes" message and may not be analyzing the patient's cardiac rhythm even when the electrodes are adequately and properly connected. This may cause healthcare professionals not to defibrillate the patient even it defibrillation is needed due to incorrect cardiac rhythm reading. The FDA reports that the recall affects 1,924... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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