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Leonhard Lang Medizintechnik GmbH: Skintact Electrode for Defibrillation, Pacing, Monitoring, Cardioversion. Product Usage: Multifunction electrode for external defibrillation, pacing, cardioversion, and monitoring. The device is non-sterile and for single use only. Used with automated external defibrillators
- Recall number
- Z-3109-2017
- Recalling firm
- Leonhard Lang Medizintechnik GmbH
- Product
- Skintact Electrode for Defibrillation, Pacing, Monitoring, Cardioversion. Product Usage: Multifunction electrode for external defibrillation, pacing, cardioversion, and monitoring. The device is non-sterile and for single use only. Used with automated external defibrillators
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-08-08
- Posted
- 2017-09-12
- Terminated
- 2020-06-09
- Reason
- Certain lots of the defibrillation electrodes model DF59N and DF59NC may have a delay in connecting or not connect at all with the defibrillator ZOLL AED PLUS. This may cause a situation in which a patient, who is in a life threatening condition and requires a defibrillation shock, cannot be treated in good time.
- Root cause
- Component design/selection
- Action
- On approximately 08/08/2017, customers were notified via email of the recall. Instructions included to ensure all users and anyone concerned are aware of the recall, coordinate the replacement of affected product, once replacement electrodes are received document destruction of affected product on-site, and notify customers if the product had been further distributed.
- Quantity
- 8,249 units total
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution. US distribution in the states of : FL & TX. Austria, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Number DF59N (lot numbers 41219-0778, 50403-0772, 41029-0770), DF59NC (lot numbers 50211-0974, 50402-0974, 40806-0972, 41203-0973, 50116-0975, 50527-0974). Expiration date 09/2017 to 05/31/2018.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K142803"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MKJ
- Firm FEI
- 6736
- Firm city
- Innsbruck
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Austria
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
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28