FW: Medical Device Recall: ZOLL AED Plus Defibrillator

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Medical Device Recall: ZOLL AED Plus Defibrillator

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reporting the following medical

device recall:

Product: ZOLL AED Plus Defibrillator. This product was manufactured

from May 2004 through February 2009 and distributed from May 2004

through February 9, 2009.

Use: This device is used by emergency or medical personnel, by others

who have completed CPR AED training courses, or the public at large. It

is intended to treat patients in cardiac arrest. The device analyzes an

unconscious patient's heart rhythm and instructs the user to press a

button that delivers an electrical shock to the heart to restore a

normal heart rhythm.

Reason for Recall: The AED failed to deliver the defibrillation energy.

Read the Complete Recall >

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/recalls/recall-021209b.html>