FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Laerdal Medical Corporation: LAERDAL ADAPTER CABLE, Cat. No. 920650. The cables allow the use of the Laerdal HeartStart multifunction defibrillator pads to be used with the HeartStart 3000 and 4000 series defibrillators and Philips Medical Systems CodeMaster 100 and XL series defibrillators. The Adapter Cable is supplied to customers as an independent accessory and is sold in a clear poly bag with a white stick on label that reads ''PART # 920650 ADAPTER CM100 / LMC ELECTRODE''. There is no other labeling and no directions for use that accompany the product. The Adapter Cable is also included as a component of the CodeMaster 100 Accessory Pack.
- Recall number
- Z-0805-05
- Recalling firm
- Laerdal Medical Corporation
- Product
- LAERDAL ADAPTER CABLE, Cat. No. 920650. The cables allow the use of the Laerdal HeartStart multifunction defibrillator pads to be used with the HeartStart 3000 and 4000 series defibrillators and Philips Medical Systems CodeMaster 100 and XL series defibrillators. The Adapter Cable is supplied to customers as an independent accessory and is sold in a clear poly bag with a white stick on label that reads ''PART # 920650 ADAPTER CM100 / LMC ELECTRODE''. There is no other labeling and no directions for use that accompany the product. The Adapter Cable is also included as a component of the CodeMaster 100 Accessory Pack.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-04-29
- Posted
- 2005-05-12
- Terminated
- 2008-01-18
- Reason
- Incidents of wire breakage in adapter cable resulting in inability to operate the defibrillator.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Press release issued 4/28/2005. Letters to customers issued 4/29/2005. The letters sent via First Class Mail and are flagged: "URGENT RECALL NOTIFICATION". Customers instructed to order alternative electrode/cable solutions from Philips Medical Systems; discontinue clinical use of Adapter Cables; discard cables or use them for training purposes only.
- Quantity
- At least 3,019 units sold in the U.S.
- Distribution
- Nationwide and worldwide distribution. Laerdal Wappingers Falls, NY is only addressing the nationwide distribution. Laerdal Medical Corp. HQ in Norway is addressing worldwide distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- all lots
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LDD
- Firm FEI
- 2425852
- Firm city
- Wappingers Falls
- Firm state
- NY
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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