Device recall: Skintact Electrodes for Defibrillation, DF29N. Product Usage: Multifunction electrode for external defibrillation…
Class I FDA enforcement event 75181. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
There is a risk that defibrillation electrodes model DF29N will be connected with the defibrillator Welch Allyn AED 10 only with delay or not at all. 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.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Leonhard Lang Medizintechnik GmbH started this device recall on 1 Sep 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Innsbruck. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 75181 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Oct 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 26 Mar 2019.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US, to the state of Florida; and, the countries of South Africa, Germany, Slovenia, France, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Serbia, Thailand, Thailand,…
Recalling firm
Leonhard Lang Medizintechnik GmbH, Innsbruck, N/A, Austria.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0004-2017 | Skintact Electrodes for Defibrillation, DF29N. Product Usage: Multifunction electrode for external defibrillation, pacing, cardioversion, and monitoring. The device is non-sterile and for single use only. | 11,110 ( US 8,040; OUS 3,070) | Class I | Terminated | 26 Oct 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class I
- 3%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 4
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2017 | Skintact Electrode for Defibrillation, Pacing, Monitoring, Cardioversion. Product Usage: Multifunction electrode for ext | Device | Class I | 1 |
| 2 Nov 2015 | ECG Electrodes: 50007 – Stablebase SBW55 50675 – Stablebase SBW55-15 58051 – Skintact W-60 50547 – Stablebase SBT60 Only | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 24 Feb 2015 | Skintact ECG Electrode FS-50, Catalog no. 58028 , & Stable Base ECG Electrode SBT-60, Catalog no. 50547. To acquire and | Device | Class II | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0004-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 75181. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/75181/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US, to the state of Florida; and, the countries of South Africa, Germany, Slovenia, France, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Serbia, Thailand, Thailand,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 75181?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
11,110 ( US 8,040; OUS 3,070)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 3% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class I.