Events

Recall of Device Recall DISCOVERY pacemaker

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Guidant Corporation.

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
    32681
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-1032-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-07-18
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-07-28
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-01-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=40544
  • 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
    A hermetic sealing component utilized in the device may experience a gradual degradation, resulting in a higher than normal moisture content within the pacemeaker case late in the device's service life.
  • Action
    INITIAL RECALL Urgent medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter dated 07/18/05 was issued to physicians listing clinical Implications and patient management recommendations. EXPANDED RECALL Press was issued January 23, 2006. Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter, dated 01/21/06, was issued to physicians listing a summary of previous communication to physicians, advisory population update, and information relative to a second population of devices manufactured between October 19, 1998 and December 5, 2000. This letter gives the observed rate of occurrence, clinical implications, projected rate of occurrence and recommendations.

Device

Device Recall DISCOVERY pacemaker
  • Model / Serial
    Affected devices may be contained in the following serial number ranges.  Model 1174: INITIAL RECALL Serial numbers 109017 thru 115660. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers104205 thru 117464. Model 1175: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 200731 thru 202199. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 200251 thru 202787 Model 1273: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 315516 thru 324528. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 306216 thru 601338. Model 1274: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 296080 thru 496546. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 404822 thru 498144. Model 1275: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 500705 thru 501661. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 500211 thru 502015.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    worldwide. Including the United States and countries such as: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Polynesia, Portugal, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan ROC, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela. EXPANDED RECALL additional countries include: China, Croatia, Korea. Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Nepal and Thailand.
  • Product Description
    DISCOVERY (model nos. 1174, 1175, 1273, 1274 and 1275) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation , Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. DISCOVERY pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Guidant. The family consists of both dual-chamber and single-chamber models, offering adaptive-rate therapy. DISCOVERY pacemakers use an accelerometer that allows the pacing rate to adapt to the patient's changing metabolic demand as it responds to patient activity.
  • Manufacturer
    Guidant Corporation

Manufacturer

Guidant Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Guidant Corporation, 4100 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul MN 55112-5700
  • Source
    USFDA