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Recall of Boston Scientific COGNIS CRTD

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Boston Scientific CRM Corp.

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
    69291
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0087-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-09-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-10-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-02-20
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=130179
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Implantable pulse generator, pacemaker (non-CRT) - Product Code LWP
  • Reason
    Boston scientific identified a subset of cognistm crt-ds and teligentm icds that had experienced an increased rate of premature battery depletion due to compromised performance of a low voltage (lv) capacitor. boston scientific updated their august 2013 physician communication to include additional devices that may experience premature battery depletion due to compromised performance of a low volt.
  • Action
    Boston Scientific sent an Important Medical Device Information letter to physicians beginning September 17, 2014. The letter provided a summary of the issue, described clinical implications and expected device performance, and provided patient monitoring recommendations. Boston Scientific is introducing upgraded program software (Model 2868, version 3.04) that enhances the effectiveness of the Safety Architecture tools. Questions should be addressed to Boston Scientific Representative or Technical Services 1-800-227-3422 or tech.services@bsci.com.

Device

Boston Scientific COGNIS CRTD
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. - Virgin Islands. OUS countries to include: Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North Yemen, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan R O C, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    Boston Scientific COGNIS CRT-D, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator, models N118, N119. The following models are not available in the US: models N106, N107, P106, P107. Sterilized using ethylene oxide. || Product Usage: || Boston Scientific cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) are indicated for patients with moderate to severe heart failure who remain symptomatic despite stable, optimal heart failure drug therapy and have left ventricular dysfunction and QRS duration > or equal to 120 ms. This family of pulse generators provide a variety of therapies including: -Ventricular tachyarrhythmia therapy, which is used to treat rhythms associated with sudden cardiac death such as VT and VF; -Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT), which treats heart failure by resynchronizing ventricular contractions through biventricular electrical stimulation; -Bradycardia pacing, including adaptive rate pacing, to detect and treat bradyarrhythmias and to provide cardiac rate support after defibrillation therapy.
  • Manufacturer
    Boston Scientific CRM Corp

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific CRM Corp
  • Manufacturer Address
    Boston Scientific CRM Corp, 4100 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul MN 55112-5700
  • Source
    USFDA