Medical Device Recall: LifePak CR Plus AED
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Posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 11:07 AM
September 11, 2008
Medical Device Recall: LifePak CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators
Audience: Emergency medical personnel, other healthcare
professionals Physio Control, Inc., issued a recall of LifePak CR
Plus Automated External Defibrillators (AED), used by emergency or
medical personnel to treat adults in cardiopulmonary arrest. The
product was recalled because the AED instructs the responder by
voice prompts to press the shock button which is not visible
because it is covered, thereby making the
responder unable to provide shock therapy. The AED device should
be removed from service, or the manufacturer-provided diagram
should be consulted to remove and discard the shock button
cover.