LIFEPAK 20e DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR
Physio-Control
Lower-risk recall
Physio-Control is aware that some devices have had power-related failures as customers prepared their device for initial deployment or during use within the first year of distribution. The symptoms of these failures may include unexpected power on and power off, device lock-up, or a failure to power on or off, any of which has the potential to result in a failure to deliver therapy to the patient and serious injury or death.
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What happened, in plain English
Physio-Control Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/72399-physio-control.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/72399-physio-control · Updated August 31, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0294-2018
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“LIFEPAK 20e DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR.” GovInfoNow, updated August 31, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72399-physio-control. Based on FDA recall #Z-0294-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0294-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
No known risks
Who’s affected
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How to tell if you have this one
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What to do — step by step
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How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6.3 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0294-2018 (December 4, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0294-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 31, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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