ConMed Adult Radiotransparent Electrode Recall Due to Connection Design Changes
ConMed is recalling Adult Radiotransparent Electrodes because design changes to Philips AED connections may cause connection failures, potentially delaying therapy and resulting in patient death or serious injury.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect 'could result in patient death or serious injury,' which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).
Plain-English summary
ConMed Corporation is recalling 174,610 units of Adult Radiotransparent Electrodes (REF/Catalog Number 2001H-C). These electrodes are comparable to Philips Medical HeartStart electrodes with plug-style connectors. The recall covers units distributed nationwide in the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally to Bosnia, Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Republic of Korea, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Spain.
The recall is being conducted because Philips Healthcare made changes to the design of the connection between multifunction electrodes and their HeartStart FR3 and HeartStart FRx AEDs. The source text states that a failure to connect may result in a delay of therapy, which could result in patient death or serious injury.
Healthcare facilities and users should stop using the affected electrodes and contact ConMed Corporation for further instructions on the recall process.
The recalled product
- Product
- ADULT Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2001H-C, Rx ONLY --- COMPARABLE TO PHILIPS MEDICAL HEARTSTART ELECTRODES PLUG STYLE CONNECTOR
- Manufacturer
- ConMed Corporation
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
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Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by ConMed Corporation under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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