ConMed Adult Radiotransparent Electrode Recall Due to Connection Failure Risk
ConMed is recalling Adult Radiotransparent Electrodes because design changes to Philips AEDs may prevent connection, delaying therapy and risking 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 failure to connect could result in patient death or serious injury, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
ConMed Corporation is recalling 174,610 units of the Adult Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2516H-PC. The recall affects all lot codes and includes 168,090 units distributed in the US and 6,520 units distributed outside the US.
The recall is necessary because Philips Healthcare made changes to the design of the connection between multifunction electrodes and their HeartStart FR3 and HeartStart FRx AEDs. This design change may cause the electrodes to fail to connect to the devices. A failure to connect may result in a delay of therapy, which could result in patient death or serious injury.
The product was distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the USA, Puerto Rico, and internationally to Bosnia, Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Republic of Korea, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Spain. Users should stop using the affected electrodes and contact ConMed Corporation for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- ADULT Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2516H-PC, Rx ONLY --- COMPARABLE TO PHILIPS MEDICAL HEARTSTART ELECTRODES PLUG STYLE CONNECTOR
- Manufacturer
- ConMed Corporation
- Category
- Medical Device — Electrodes
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
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Distribution
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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