LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors recallZ-1232-2025 · Physio-Control, Inc. · initiated Feb 3, 2025
Open, Classified
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Why it was recalled
Incorrect keypad was incorrectly installed onto a defibrillator/monitor.
FDA root cause category: Employee error
What the company is doing
On 02/03/2025, the firm sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" Letter via mail to a customer inform them that Stryker discovered that a keypad was incorrectly installed onto a LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitor. There is a possibility that the incorrectly installed keypad may cause difficulty or the inability to actuate the keypad or buttons resulting in the inability to utilize the device. Additionally, there is a chance of water ingress or contamination resulting in damage to the internal machinery of the device. Customers are instructed to: 1. Immediately check your internal inventory to locate the product listed on the attached business reply form. 2. Please remove and quarantine the affected product from use. 3. To confirm receipt of this Medical Device Correction Notice and understanding of the provided information, please email the enclosed Business Reply Form (BRF) by January 31st, 2025 date, to [email protected]. 4. Upon receipt of the completed business reply form, Stryker will contact you to arrange for the return and replacement of your product(s). 5. Maintain awareness of this communication internally until all required actions have been completed within your facility. Please ensure this letter is kept with the affected device until replacement. 6. Inform Stryker if any of the subject devices have been distributed to other organizations by contacting Stryker at: a. Device Tracking: [email protected] b. Website: https://www.strykeremergencycare.com/service-support-overview/device-registration/ For question or concerns - contact Customer Service +1 800 442 1142 or by email [email protected].
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1232-2025
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Feb 3, 2025
- Posted by the FDA
- Feb 25, 2025
- Recalling firm
- Physio-Control, Inc.
- Quantity
- 1
- Product code
- MKJ
- FDA submissions
- P160026
- Distribution
- U.S.: WV O.U.S.: N/A
Product description
LIFEPAK 20e REF 99507-000001 The AED mode is to be used only on patients in cardiopulmonary arrest.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Model/Catalog Number: 99507-000001 UDI-DI code: 00883873813751 Serial Number: 38289467
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99507Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)1 recall3 reports
Product lines
Other devices under the same FDA submission
26 devices cleared under P160026 are not named by identifier in this recall. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99507Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)1 death228 reports
- LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator 99425Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)1 death188 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99402Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)4 deaths173 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99507Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)4 deaths129 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99507Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)124 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99507Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)5 deaths101 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99507Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)91 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99507Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)3 deaths78 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99402Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)77 reports
- LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator 99425Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)76 reports
- LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator 97577Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)1 recall2 reports
- LIFEPAK 20 and LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitors 99402Physio-Control, Inc. · Automated external defibrillators (non-wearable)38 reports
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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