Recall Z-1515-2009 ยท NVZ Pulse Generator, Permanent, Implantable
Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment
Medtronic KAPPA 600/700/900 Series Implantable Pulse Generator (IPGs), Dual Chamber Rate Responsive Pacemaker, models KDR601, KDR603, KDR606, KDR651, KDR653, KDR701, KDR703, KDR706, KDR721, and KDR921.
| Date | Jun 11, 2009 (initiated May 18, 2009) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | One or more bond wire pairs will lift or separate from the bonding terminals on the device hybrid. This may present clinically as loss of rate response, premature battery depletion, loss of telemetry, or no output. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Medtronic Sales representative hand delivered an Important Patient Safety Information letter, dated May 2009, to physicians beginning 05/18/09. The letter describes the issues, provides a predicted failure rate for the 3 populations of devices, and provides Patient Management Recommendations. The letter recommended that physicians should advise their patients to seek medical attention immediately if they experience symptoms (e.g., fainting or lightheadedness). It was also recommended that physicians should consider device replacement for patients who are both pacemaker dependent and who ha |
| Quantity | 15070 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including Washington D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands; Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyp |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
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