Physio-Control of Redmond, Wash., today announced the LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator has been deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) as the first automated external defibrillator (AED) in space ...

Stryker is alerting customers that some of its LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillators may fail to deliver a defibrillation shock after pressing the "shock" button because oxidation may have formed over ...

Stryker has initiated a field correction related to certain LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillators that may "lock up" after a defibrillation shock is delivered. When this happens, the monitor display goes ...

The FDA issued a safety alert Jan. 14 regarding Physio-Control’s LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator after reported incidents of the device shutting down suddenly during treatment. Thus far, there have been 34 ...

Medtronic Inc., the world’s biggest maker of devices that help maintain a normal heartbeat, failed to correct manufacturing problems and investigate complaints about its LifePak 12 external ...

Safety issue called for Lifepak 1000 Defibrillator The device has shut down due to an intermittent connection between the battery and electrical contacts. Physio-Control has announced a voluntary ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Two medical teams in Michigan are working together to launch the "nex gen" defibrillator. Life EMS, a West Michigan-owner provider, is anticipated to be the first emergency service ...

A medical equipment company is taking steps to fix an issue with defibrillators that could cause potentially life-threatening problems. Stryker has announced a voluntary field action on specific units ...

REDMOND, WASH. – Feb. 19, 2010 – Physio-Control Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced today it received notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that ...

Stryker Corporation SYK recently announced the U.S. launch of its newest defibrillation solution, the LIFEPAK CR2 automated external defibrillator ("AED") with LIFELINKcentral AED program manager.

Chambersburg firefighters and EMTs will soon use advanced defibrillators thanks to a $300K grant aimed at boosting emergency ...