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# Physio-Control Recalls Defibrillator Electrodes
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/physio-control-recalls-defibrillator-electrodes/
- Published: 2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:09:34.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5140384

Physio-Control has recalled its defibrillation electrodes due to incorrect placement instructions for infants that were depicted on artwork. The Class 1 recall affects defibrillation electrodes used on the Lifepak Express AED, Lifepak CR Plus AED, Lifepak 1000 defibrillator, or Lifepak 500 Biphasic AED with a pink connector. Defibrillation electrodes are connected to automatic external defibrillators to help the device analyze a patient’s heart rhythm and deliver an electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm when needed.

The recall was ordered because the artwork on electrode pads within the packaging shows incorrect placement instructions for infants. “There is no issue with the performance or function of the defibrillation electrodes,” a [recall notice ](https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ListofRecalls/ucm589840.htm?ref=fdaweb.com)says. “However, incorrect placement of the electrodes on an infant may result in failure to deliver an effective shock to an infant in cardiac arrest. A delay in therapy could result in serious injury and/or death.”