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MRL, Inc., A Welch Allyn Company: Welch Allyn AED 20 Automated External Defibrillator; a portable, 12V internal battery powered defibrillator; Manufactured by MRL Inc., A Welch Allyn Company, 1000 Asbury Drive, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089; Model AED20, part number 972200E

Recall number
Z-0806-05
Recalling firm
MRL, Inc., A Welch Allyn Company
Product
Welch Allyn AED 20 Automated External Defibrillator; a portable, 12V internal battery powered defibrillator; Manufactured by MRL Inc., A Welch Allyn Company, 1000 Asbury Drive, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089; Model AED20, part number 972200E
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2005-04-28
Posted
2005-05-12
Terminated
2006-09-01
Reason
The Welch Allyn AED 20 product may display a 'Defib Comm' error message on the device display during use which may result in a terminal failure of the device to analyze the patient's ECG and deliver the appropiate therapy.
Root cause
Device Design
Action
Urgent Medical Device Recall letters dated 04/28/2005 were sent to the direct accounts informing them of the possibility in a terminal failure due to the radio frequency interference generated inside the AED 20 resulting from an intermittent electrical short. Any questions were directed to Welch Allyn-MRL Technical Support at 1-800-462-0777.
Quantity
597
Distribution
Nationwide and internationally to Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, the Middle East, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South America, South Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Lot, serial or model codes
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510(k) numbers
["K002232"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
MKJ
Firm FEI
1418729
Firm city
Buffalo Grove
Firm state
IL
Firm country
not on file

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
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Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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2026-10-06

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