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Recall of Device Recall CONTAK RENEWAL 3

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
    37769
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1047-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-03-23
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-07-11
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-03-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=51486
  • 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 defibrillator - Product Code NIK
  • Reason
    Boston scientific has recently identified low-voltage capacitors from a former supplier that may be subject to degradation at a low rate of occurrence. these capacitors may cause accelerated battery depletion and may reduce the time between elective replacement indicator (eri) and end of life (eol) to less than 3 months.
  • Action
    An Urgent Medical Devivce Information letter dated April 05, 2007 was sent to implanting and following physicians. The letter describes the issue, identifies patients with affected devices and provides recommendations.

Device

Device Recall CONTAK RENEWAL 3
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide, including USA, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Polynesia, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan R O C, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S. Virgin Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, and West Indies.
  • Product Description
    CONTAK RENEWAL 3 (model H170, H175) CONTAK RENEWAL 3 HE (model H177, H179) Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D). Guidant Corporation, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA.
  • 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