Recall Z-1297-06 ยท KRG Programmer, Pacemaker
Boston Scientific CRM Corp
Guidant VENTAK PRIZM VR (model 1860) and VENTAK PRIZM DR (model 1861) Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD), Dual Chamber, Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. Quantities Distributed by model are as follows: VENTAK PRIZM VR model 1860 = 67; DR model 1861 = 108.
| Date | Sep 28, 2006 (initiated Jun 24, 2006) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Guidant has determined that low-voltage capacitors from a single component supplier may malfunction in a manner that can lead to premature battery depletion in the affected devices. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | A Press Release was issued on 06/26/06. An Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter, dated 06/23/06 was delivered to physicians describing preliminary information before Guidant has completed its own investigation and finalized patient care recommendations. Non-implanted inventory is being retrieved from hospital shelves and Guidant Represenatatives. Physicians are to perform an in-clinic follow-up exam as soon as possible with patients implanted with affected devices. |
| Quantity | 175 |
| Distribution | Worldwide- USA and Antigua Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Ital |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
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