ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1480-2022 ยท NIK Defibrillator, Automatic Implantable Cardioverter, With Cardiac Resynchronization (Crt-D)

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)

Cobalt Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D)

DateJul 28, 2022 (initiated Nov 5, 2020)
StatusOpen, Classified
ReasonManufacturing error that may have resulted in a cathode component being out of specification. All devices met final functional testing requirements.
Root causeProcess control
ActionOn 05-Nov-2020, Medtronic initiated retrieval activities via verbal communication to consignees who were in possession of unused, affected devices according to Medtronic records. Consignees were advised to quarantine all affected devices within their possession. In the United States, a written communication was mailed to two (2) identified consignees on 24-Nov-2020, directing the return of all unused, affected devices.
Quantity3 units
DistributionUS Nationwide distribution in the states of Indiana and CA.
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

This recall record lists no 510(k) number.