LIFEPAK® 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 70402Recalls & reported problems
Physio-Control, Inc. · LP20 PACKAGE,PACING,SPO2M,ENGL,DOM · Class 3
All models of LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors (23)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00721902439681), received between Sep 2, 2021 and Sep 2, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defibrillation/Stimulation Problem” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defibrillation/Stimulation Problem1
Patient problems
- Ventricular Fibrillation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 2, 2021Defibrillation/Stimulation Problem
DURING AN SVT ABLATION IN THE EP LAB, PATIENT WENT INTO VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. RN WENT TO CHARGE DEFIBRILLATOR AND IT WOULD NOT CHARGE. THE DEFIB SAID "ATTACH PADS" BUT THEY WERE ALREADY CONNECTED TO PATIENT. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN STARTED CPR, RN RECHARGED MACHINE AND WAS ABLE TO SHOCK PATIENT. PATIENT CAME OUT OF VFIB AND PROCEDURE CONTINUED.
Patient problems: Ventricular Fibrillation
MAUDE report 12413926 ↗
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- PHILIPS HeartStart FRxPhilips Electronics North America Corporation · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)26 deaths1,586 reports
- LIFEPAK CR2 99512Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)8 deaths1,502 reports
- Lifeline Configuration DDU-100ADefibtech, L.L.C. · Automated External Defibrillators (Non-Wearable)1 death1,285 reports
- PHILIPS HeartStart FR3Philips Electronics North America Corporation · Automated External Defibrillators (Non-Wearable)10 deaths1,188 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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