HeartSine Samaritan PAD Recall Due to Membrane Tail Issue
Areazine synthesizes this Health Canada recall directly from Health Canada's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
Health Canada recalls HeartSine samaritan PAD 350P, 360P and 500P models due to a membrane tail fault that can render the device inoperable.
What this Health Canada recall tells you, and what most readers miss
This notice was issued by Health Canada on August 6, 2026 and geographically references Canada. Its severity classification of "high" signals how the issuing agency weighs the risk of harm if no action is taken - "critical" and "high" tier alerts typically carry direct consumer actions, while "medium" and "low" tend toward informational guidance or monitoring advisories. The category it belongs to - Product & Food Recalls - determines the consumer-protection framework behind it, which shapes what remedies (refunds, replacements, repairs, or the recall itself) are available to affected consumers and which agency holds statutory responsibility for enforcement.
Most readers skim a notice like this, check whether they are personally affected, and move on. The more useful lens is to verify its scope, source, and timestamp, then compare related notices without assuming that one record proves a broader trend.
Areazine pairs this record with the original agency URL so you can check the primary source before acting. Its related labels are recall, product-safety, health-canada, medical-device.
What Happened
Stryker has identified an issue with the membrane tail, an internal component, which could cause an intermittent fault. This failure could occur at any point when the device is holding a charge in preparation to deliver therapy, while delivering a shock, or after shock delivery. The device becomes inoperable after the failure occurs.
Which Products Are Affected
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 500P (model 500-STR-CN-10)
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 500P (model 500-BAS-CN-10)
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 360P (model 360-BAS-CN-10)
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 360P (model 360-BAS-CF-10)
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 360P (model 360-STR-CN-10)
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 360P (model 360-TSO-CN-10)
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 350P (model 350-TSO-CN-10)
- HeartSine samaritan PAD 350P (model 350-BAS-CN-10)
Lot or serial numbers: More than 10 numbers; contact manufacturer. Distributed by Heartsine Technologies, Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
What You Should Do
No specific consumer actions are provided in the recall notice. Contact the manufacturer for additional information.
Why This Matters
The affected devices are defibrillators whose inoperability after a fault could prevent delivery of needed therapy.
Source
Original source: Health Canada Official Notice ↗
Related Product & Food Recalls
All Product & Food Recalls →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this Health Canada recall: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (1,384 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to August 6, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this Health Canada recall.