Recall Underway for AED Electrodes With Compatibility Problems

Leonhard Lang is recalling certain defibrillation electrodes because of connector compatibility issues, an action that has been upgraded recently to a Class I recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

According to a safety notice the company sent to customers on September 1, 2016, certain lots of the 50028 defibrillation electrode SKINTACT DF29N will not be able to be connected to Welch Allyn automatic external defibrillator (AED) model 10. “This may result in a delay in delivering the electrical therapy needed to revive a patient in cardiac arrest,” an FDA notice warns. “A delay in therapy could result in serious patient injury and/or death.”

Customers should destroy all affected electrodes and send a form to their suppliers to confirm that it has been done, according to the FDA’s recall notice.

More information about the faulty electrodes, which were distributed between February 14, 2014, and August 3, 2016, can be found in the notice.