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Safety Alert for INGEVITY MRI endocardial pacing leads

According to Department of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Hong Kong that was produced by Boston Scientific.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Date
    2016-12-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-12-09
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20161209a.html
  • Notes / Alerts
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Reason
    Medical device safety alert: boston scientific ingevity mri endocardial pacing leads medical device manufacturer, boston scientific, has issued a medical device safety alert concerning its ingevity mri endocardial pacing leads [model (serial) numbers: 7732 (488740); 7736 (631322, 632188); 7740 (610662, 633464); 7741 (563539, 628198, 636545, 641593, 656713, 656904, 657588); 7742 (572200, 631202)]. the manufacturer is implementing a voluntary field safety corrective action regarding a population of fifteen boston scientific ingevity mri endocardial pacing leads. there is a possibility that the polyurethane boot at the terminal end of the lead was not securely connected to the lead body. investigation determined that manufacturing equipment may not have applied adequate adhesive between the terminal boot and lead body. when the terminal of an affected lead is successfully connected to the pulse generator, normal chronic lead performance is expected. however, damage may occur to the terminal boot during lead or pulse generator replacement. according to the manufacturer, these leads were sold in belgium, germany, italy, netherlands, the united kingdom, and the united states. according to the local supplier, the affected products are not distributed in hong kong. if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 9 december 2016.

Device

INGEVITY MRI endocardial pacing leads
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Medical Device Safety Alert: INGEVITY MRI endocardial pacing leads
  • Manufacturer
    Boston Scientific

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Boston Scientific
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”
  • Source
    DH