Events

Recall of Device Recall Maximo II VR

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment.

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
    55922
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0114-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-05-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-10-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-03-15
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=92467
  • 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 cardioverter defibrillator (non-crt) - Product Code LWS
  • Reason
    Medtronic is informing you of a rare device software issue in certain icd and crt-d devices. a software update will be available to correct his issue. there have been 5 reports of this issue occurring with no reported patient injuries or deaths. medtronic has identified the root cause to be a rare and specific sequence of events that must occur within a few milliseconds of each other. in the u.
  • Action
    Medtronic, Inc. sent an IMPORTANT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION LETTER, dated May 2010 to physicians beginning May 05, 2010. The letter informed doctors of the issue and informed them that a software update would be available to correct this issue. The software was to be installed on the programmer, with a Medtronic representatives assistance, so that on a patient's next in-clinic interrogation the device would receive the upgrade automatically and their device would be corrected. For any questions regarding this recall physicians were to contact their local Medtronic Representative or Medtronic Technical Services at 800-723-4636.

Device

Device Recall Maximo II VR
  • Model / Serial
    Model D284VRC, serial numbers: PZN200002H thru PZN200019H, PZN200021H, PZN200022H, PZN200023H, PZN200024H, PZN200025H, PZN200026H, PZN200027H, PZN200029H thru PZN200044H, PZN200046H thru PZN200067H, PZN200069H thru PZN200108H, PZN200110H thru PZN200118H, PZN200120H, PZN200121H, PZN200123H thru PZN200139H, PZN200143H, PZN200144H, PZN200145H, PZN200146H, PZN200147H, PZN200148H, PZN200149H, PZN200150H, PZN200151H, PZN200152H, PZN200153H, PZN200154H, PZN200155H, PZN200156H, PZN200157H, PZN200158H, PZN200159H, PZN200160H, PZN200162H thru PZN200208H, PZN200210H thru PZN200275H, PZN200277H thru PZN200335H, PZN200337H, PZN200338H, PZN200339H, PZN200340H, PZN200341H, PZN200342H, PZN200343H, PZN200344H, PZN200345H, PZN200346H, PZN200348H, PZN200349H, PZN200350H, PZN200351H, PZN200352H, PZN200353H, PZN200354H, PZN200355H, PZN200356H, PZN200357H, PZN200358H, PZN200359H, PZN200360H, PZN200361H, PZN200362H, PZN200363H, PZN200364H, PZN200365H, PZN200366H, PZN200368H, PZN200369H, PZN200370H, PZN200371H, PZN200372H, PZN200373H, PZN200374H, PZN200375H, PZN200377H thru PZN200434H, PZN200436H thru PZN200450H, PZN200452H, PZN200453H, PZN200454H, PZN200455H, PZN200456H, PZN200457H, PZN200458H, PZN200459H, PZN200460H, PZN200461H, PZN200462H, PZN200463H, PZN200465H thru PZN200536H, PZN200538H thru PZN200569H, PZN200571H thru PZN200582H, PZN200584H thru PZN200628H, PZN200630H thru PZN200682H, PZN200684H thru PZN200763H, PZN200765H, PZN200766H, PZN200767H, PZN200768H, PZN200769H, PZN200770H, PZN200771H, PZN200772H, PZN200773H, PZN200775H thru PZN200855H, PZN200857H thru PZN200936H, PZN200938H thru PZN201009H, PZN201011H thru PZN201171H, PZN201173H thru PZN201229H, PZN201232H, PZN201233H, PZN201234H, PZN201235H, PZN201236H, PZN201237H, PZN201238H, PZN201239H, PZN201240H, PZN201242H, PZN201243H, PZN201244H, PZN201245H, PZN201246H, PZN201247H, PZN201248H, PZN201249H, PZN201250H, PZN201251H, PZN201252H, PZN201253H, PZN201254H, PZN201255H, PZN201256H, PZN201257H, PZN201258H, PZN201260H, PZN201261H, PZN201262H, PZN201263H, PZN201264H, PZN201265H, PZN201266H, PZN201267H, PZN201268H, PZN201269H, PZN201270H, PZN201272H thru PZN201690H, PZN201692H thru PZN201778H, PZN201781H, PZN201782H, PZN201783H, PZN201784H, PZN201786H thru PZN201827H, PZN201829H thru PZN201912H, PZN201914H thru PZN201934H, PZN201936H thru PZN201967H, PZN201969H thru PZN202085H, PZN202087H thru PZN202225H, PZN202227H thru PZN202269H, PZN202271H thru PZN202358H, PZN202360H thru PZN202434H, PZN202436H thru PZN202565H, PZN202567H thru PZN202624H, PZN202626H thru PZN202641H, PZN202643H, PZN202644H, PZN202645H, PZN202646H, PZN202647H, PZN202648H, PZN202649H, PZN202650H, PZN202651H, PZN202652H, PZN202653H, PZN202654H, PZN202655H, PZN202657H thru PZN202720H, PZN202722H thru PZN202732H, PZN202734H thru PZN202895H, PZN202897H thru PZN202945H, PZN202947H thru PZN202967H, PZN202971H, PZN202973H, PZN202974H, PZN202975H, PZN202976H, PZN202977H, PZN202978H, PZN202979H, PZN202980H, PZN202981H, PZN202982H, PZN202984H, PZN202985H, PZN202986H, PZN202987H, PZN202988H, PZN202989H, PZN202990H, PZN202991H, PZN202992H, PZN202993H, PZN202994H, PZN202995H, PZN202996H, PZN202998H thru PZN203024H, PZN203026H thru PZN203077H, PZN203079H thru PZN203152H, PZN203154H thru PZN203197H, PZN203199H thru PZN203228H, PZN203230H, PZN203231H, PZN203232H, PZN203233H, PZN203234H, PZN203235H, PZN203236H, PZN203238H thru PZN203392H, PZN203394H thru PZN203457H, PZN203459H thru PZN203585H, PZN203587H thru PZN203713H, PZN203715H thru PZN203802H, PZN203804H thru PZN203820H, PZN203822H, PZN203823H, PZN203824H, PZN203825H, PZN203826H, PZN203827H, PZN203828H, PZN203829H, PZN203830H, PZN203831H, PZN203834H, PZN203835H, PZN203836H, PZN203837H, PZN203838H, PZN203839H, PZN203841H, PZN203842H, PZN203843H, PZN203844H, PZN203845H, PZN203846H, PZN203847H, PZN203848H, PZN203849H, PZN203850H, PZN203851H, PZN203852H, PZN203853H, PZN203854H, PZN203855H, PZN203856H, PZN203857H, PZN203858H, PZN203859H, PZN203860H, PZN203862H, PZN203863H, PZN203864H, PZN203865H, PZN203866H, PZN203867H, PZN203869H thru PZN203994H, PZN203996H thru PZN204055H, PZN204057H thru PZN204357H, PZN204359H thru PZN204417H, PZN204419H, PZN204420H, PZN204422H thru PZN204506H, PZN204508H thru PZN204547H, PZN204549H thru PZN204624H, PZN204626H thru PZN204683H, PZN204685H thru PZN204758H, PZN204760H thru PZN204879H, PZN204883H thru PZN204974H, PZN204976H thru PZN205039H, PZN205041H thru PZN205124H, PZN205126H thru PZN205256H, PZN205258H thru PZN205344H, PZN205346H thru PZN205361H, PZN205363H thru PZN205384H, PZN205387H thru PZN205634H, PZN205636H thru PZN205687H, PZN205689H, PZN205690H, PZN205691H, PZN205692H, PZN205693H, PZN205694H, PZN205695H, PZN205696H, PZN205697H, PZN205699H thru PZN205739H, PZN205741H thru PZN205797H, PZN205799H thru PZN205843H, PZN205845H thru PZN205928H, PZN205930H thru PZN205950H, PZN205952H thru PZN205970H, PZN205973H thru PZN205988H, PZN205990H thru PZN206051H, PZN206053H thru PZN206066H, PZN206068H, PZN206069H, PZN206071H thru PZN206119H, PZN206121H, PZN206122H, PZN206123H, PZN206124H, PZN206125H, PZN206126H, PZN206127H, PZN206128H, PZN206129H, PZN206130H, PZN206131H, PZN206133H thru PZN206178H, PZN206180H thru PZN206198H, PZN206200H thru PZN206368H, PZN206370H thru PZN206522H, PZN206524H thru PZN206541H, PZN206543H thru PZN206577H, PZN206579H, PZN206580H, PZN206581H, PZN206582H, PZN206583H, PZN206584H, PZN206585H, PZN206586H, PZN206587H, PZN206589H thru PZN206615H, PZN206617H thru PZN206692H, PZN206694H, PZN206695H, PZN206696H, PZN206697H, PZN206698H, PZN206699H, PZN206700H, PZN206701H, PZN206702H, PZN206703H, PZN206704H, PZN206705H, PZN206707H thru PZN206742H, PZN206744H thru PZN206766H, PZN206768H, PZN206769H, PZN206770H, PZN206771H, PZN206772H, PZN206773H, PZN206774H, PZN206775H, PZN206776H, PZN206777H, PZN206778H, PZN206779H, PZN206781H, PZN206782H, PZN206783H, PZN206784H, PZN206785H, PZN206787H, PZN206788H, PZN206789H, PZN206790H, PZN206791H, PZN206792H, PZN206793H, PZN206794H, PZN206795H, PZN206796H, PZN206797H, PZN206798H, PZN206799H, PZN206800H, PZN206802H, PZN206803H, PZN206804H, PZN206805H, PZN206806H, PZN206807H, PZN206808H, PZN206809H, PZN206810H, PZN206811H, PZN206812H, PZN206813H, PZN206814H, PZN206815H, PZN206817H, PZN206820H thru PZN206853H, PZN206855H thru PZN206877H, PZN206879H thru PZN207049H, PZN207051H thru PZN207308H, PZN207310H thru PZN207392H, PZN207394H thru PZN207420H, PZN207422H thru PZN207496H, PZN207498H thru PZN207537H, PZN207539H thru PZN207557H, PZN207559H thru PZN207837H, PZN207839H, PZN207840H, PZN207841H, PZN207842H, PZN207843H, PZN207844H, PZN207845H, PZN207846H, PZN207847H, PZN207849H thru PZN207877H, PZN207882H thru PZN207895H, PZN207897H, PZN207898H, PZN207901H, PZN207902H, PZN207903H, PZN207904H, PZN207906H, PZN207907H, PZN207908H, PZN207909H, PZN207910H, PZN207911H, PZN207912H, PZN207913H, PZN207914H, PZN207915H, PZN207916H, PZN207918H thru, PZN207938H, PZN207940H thru PZN208151H, PZN208153H, PZN208154H, PZN208155H, PZN208156H, PZN208157H, PZN208158H, PZN208159H, PZN208161H thru PZN208181H, PZN208183H thru PZN208225H, PZN208227H thru PZN208310H, PZN208312H thru PZN208391H, PZN208394H thru PZN208430H thru PZN208450H, PZN208452H thru PZN208531H, PZN208533H thru, PZN208631H, PZN208633H, PZN208634H, PZN600001S, PZN600003S, PZN600004S, PZN600005S, PZN600006S, PZN600048S thru PZN600120S, PZN600122S thru PZN600149S, PZN600151S thru PZN600173S, PZN600175S thru PZN600224S, PZN600226S, PZN600227S, PZN600228S, PZN600229S, PZN600230S, PZN600231S, PZN600232S, PZN600233S, PZN600235S thru PZN600286S, PZN600288S, PZN600289S, PZN600290S, PZN600291S, PZN600292S, PZN600293S, PZN600294S, PZN600295S, PZN600296S, PZN600297S, PZN600298S, PZN600299S, PZN600301S thru PZN600612S, PZN600614S thru PZN600633S, PZN600635S thru PZN600655S, PZN600657S, PZN600658S, PZN600659S, PZN600660S, PZN600661S, PZN600662S, PZN600663S, PZN600664S, PZN600665S, PZN600666S, PZN600667S, PZN600668S, PZN600669S, PZN600671S, PZN600672S, PZN600673S, PZN600674S, PZN600675S, PZN600676S, PZN600677S, PZN600678S, PZN600679S, PZN600680S, PZN600681S, PZN600682S, PZN600683S, PZN600685S, PZN600686S, PZN600687S, PZN600688S, PZN600689S, PZN600690S, PZN600691S, PZN600692S, PZN600693S, PZN600694S, PZN600695S, PZN600696S, PZN600697S, PZN600698S, PZN600700S, PZN600701S, PZN600702S, PZN600703S, PZN600704S, PZN600705S, PZN600706S, PZN600707S, PZN600708S, PZN600709S, PZN600710S, PZN600711S, PZN600712S, PZN600713S, PZN600714S, PZN600715S, PZN600716S, PZN600717S, PZN600718S, PZN600719S, PZN600720S, PZN600721S, PZN600722S, PZN600723S, PZN600724S, PZN600725S, PZN600726S, PZN600727S, PZN600729S thru PZN601006S, PZN601008S thru PZN601161S, PZN601163S thru PZN601206S, PZN601208S thru PZN601542S, PZN601544S thru PZN601568S, PZN601570S thru PZN601593S, PZN601595S thru PZN601610S, PZN601613S thru PZN601646S, PZN601648S thru PZN601739S, PZN601741S, PZN601742S, PZN601744S thru PZN601778S, PZN601780S thru PZN601822S, PZN601824S thru PZN602120S, PZN602122S, PZN602123S, PZN602124S, PZN602125S, PZN602126S, PZN602128S, PZN602129S, PZN602130S, PZN602131S, PZN602132S, PZN602134S thru PZN602549S, PZN602551S, PZN602552S thru PZN602728S, PZN602730S thru PZN602745S, PZN602747S thru PZN602781S, PZN602783S thru PZN602880S, PZN602882S thru PZN602907S, PZN602909S thru PZN603029S, PZN603031S thru PZN603085S, PZN603087S thru PZN603222S, PZN603224S thru PZN603243S, PZN603245S thru PZN603269S, PZN603271S thru PZN603374S, PZN603376S thru PZN603419S, PZN603421S thru PZN603475S, PZN603477S thru PZN603577S, PZN603579S thru PZN603696S, PZN603698S thru PZN603716S, PZN603718S thru PZN603786S, PZN603788S thru PZN603825S, PZN603827S thru PZN603867S, PZN603869S, PZN603870S, PZN603871S, PZN603872S, PZN603873S, PZN603875S thru PZN604070S, PZN604072S thru PZN604123S, PZN604125S thru PZN604139S, PZN604141S thru PZN604727S, PZN604729S thru PZN604973S, PZN604975S thru PZN604987S, PZN604989S thru PZN605316S, PZN605318S thru PZN605388S, PZN605390S, PZN605391S, PZN605392S, PZN605393S, 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  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the countries of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Venezuela, and Viet Nam.
  • Product Description
    Medtronic Maximo II VR, model D284VRC. Digital single chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (VVE-VVIR). Sterilized using ethylene oxide. Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55432 USA. Manufactured in: Juncos, Puerto Rico, USA. || The Single chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a multiprogrammable cardiac device that monitors and regulates the patient's heart rate by providing single chamber rate-responsive bradycardia pacing, and ventricular tachyarrhythmia therapies. The device automatically detects ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT/VF) and provides treatment with defibrillation, cardioversion, and antitachycardia pacing therapies. The device responds to bradyarrhythmias by providing bradycardia pacing therapy.
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment

Manufacturer

Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment
  • Manufacturer Address
    Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment, 8200 Coral Sea St. N.E., Saint Paul MN 55112
  • 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
    USFDA