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Recall of Medtronic Activa PC 37601 Neurostimulator

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Medtronic Inc.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    16080
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-01-30
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 recall data from the U.S. and New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Medtronic New Zealand Limited, Unit 16 Mezzanine Level, 5 Gloucester Park Road, Onehunga, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    1) unexpected loss of stimulation may occur under the following conditions: - switching from a group with two programs to a group with three or four programs where a non-negative contact is shared within the programmed groups. - creating program groups (activa sc only) when a second program is created for the first time. 2) under a specific set of conditions (activa sc - models 37602 / 37603 are not affected), typically related to device recovery from an over discharge, there is a potential for over stimulation or stimulation directed to a lead electrode other than what was intended: - device reaches a power on reset (por) state. a por may be detected during interrogation with the patient or physician programmer. the patient will experience loss of therapy if a por occurs. - 'therapy off' command is sent (by patient programmer, insr, or 'therapy-stop' button on the 8840 clinician programmer) to device while the device is making an automatic periodic battery measurement.
  • Action
    Software to be upgraded

Device

Medtronic Activa PC 37601 Neurostimulator
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Model 37601, Affected:
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Inc

Manufacturer

Medtronic Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Manufacturer comment
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    NZMMDSA