FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
ZOLL Medical Corporation: Zoll X Series Defibrillator/Pacemaker/Monitor Product Usage: The product is used by qualified medical personnel for the purpose of converting ventricular fibrillation to sinus rhythm or other cardiac rhythms capable of producing hemodynamically significant heart beats. In addition, the product may be used in synchronized mode to terminate certain atrial and ventricular tachycardias and other arrhythmias resistant to drug therapy. The X Series may be used for cardiac pacing in conscious or unconscious patients for up to a few hours duration as an alternative to endocardial stimulation. The X Series may be used for the monitoring a patients electrocardiogram (ECG).
- Recall number
- Z-2401-2012
- Recalling firm
- ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Product
- Zoll X Series Defibrillator/Pacemaker/Monitor Product Usage: The product is used by qualified medical personnel for the purpose of converting ventricular fibrillation to sinus rhythm or other cardiac rhythms capable of producing hemodynamically significant heart beats. In addition, the product may be used in synchronized mode to terminate certain atrial and ventricular tachycardias and other arrhythmias resistant to drug therapy. The X Series may be used for cardiac pacing in conscious or unconscious patients for up to a few hours duration as an alternative to endocardial stimulation. The X Series may be used for the monitoring a patients electrocardiogram (ECG).
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-08-16
- Posted
- 2012-09-17
- Terminated
- 2012-09-19
- Reason
- Shipped with incorrect software
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- Zoll Medical telephoned affected customers on August 16, 2012. Customers were informed of the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to remove and return the affected product for replacement. For question contact ZOLL's Technical Support.
- Quantity
- 11 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including the states of: LA, MA, ME, NC, ND, NE, OH and the country of Germany.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial Numbers: AR11J000164, AR12E000853, AR12E000856, AR12E000868, AR12E000920, AR12E000922, AR12E000923, AR12E000931, AR12E000944 AR12F001100, AR12F001298.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K112432"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MKJ
- Firm FEI
- 1220908
- Firm city
- Chelmsford
- Firm state
- MA
- 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
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
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