title: ECRI Institute offers recommendations on Cardiac Science AED recall.
abstract: In late 2009, Cardiac Science voluntarily recalled certain automated external defibrillator (AED) models because of rare component failures that could cause the units to fail to deliver therapy. These failures were not being detected by the units' automated self-tests. More recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued recommendations about the recall that differ from those of Cardiac Science. ECRI Institute is presenting its own recommendations to help clarify the situation.
mesh_terms: D047548:Defibrillators / Q000592:standards*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D057053:Safety-Based Medical Device Withdrawals