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Warning As Defibrillator Pads In Wicklow Found To Display Incorrect Expiry Date.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has advised that a number of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator (AED) pads supplied to locations in have been affixed with unauthorised labels.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), the regulatory authority for medical devices in Ireland, has advised that a number of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator (AED) pads supplied to locations in Wicklow have been affixed with unauthorised labels, which could impact patients.The unauthorised labels, which were applied outside of Defibtech’s control, provide an incorrect expiry date.This could lead to expired AED pads being used after their shelf life which, in turn, could potentially result in a poor electrical connection and reduced energy delivered to a patient.Defibtech has issued a Field Safety Notice (FSN) to highlight this issue, which details how to identify an affected AED pad and outlines the actions to be taken by the customer to arrange for the removal and exchange of an affected AED pad.The authority has also contacted a number of potentially impacted organisations directly to further raise awareness of the issue and is urging users to immediately check their AED pads.Defibtech is working with the HPRA to further investigate this matter and its impact on affected customers, as well as to assess the total number of pads affected.

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