Events

Recall of Device Recall SQRX 1010 Pulse Generator

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Boston Scientific 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
    77803
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-3039-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-06-29
  • Event Status
    Completed
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=157929
  • 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
    The device can deliver an atypical amount of energy due to memory corruption inside the device.
  • Action
    The firm issued notifications dated June, 2017, beginning 6/29/2017 to physicians (implanting and patient follow-up physicians) via hand delivery by their sales representatives. The firm estimated approximately 30% of the U.S. physicians would be receiving the notification via hand delivery. Hand delivery by affiliates in foreign countries to customers began approximately 6/30/2017. Overnight mail letters were issued to the U.S. and foreign physicians starting on/about 7/7/2017 who did not receive hand- delivered notifications.

Device

Device Recall SQRX 1010 Pulse Generator
  • Model / Serial
    All serial numbers
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution, including Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Island, and Guam, There was also worldwide foreign distribution, including Canada.
  • Product Description
    SQ-RX 1010 Pulse Generator, Rx. || Product Usage: || The S-ICD system is intended to provide defibrillation therapy for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients who do not have symptomatic bradycardia, incessant ventricular tachycardia, or spontaneous, frequently recurring ventricular tachycardia that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing
  • Manufacturer
    Boston Scientific Corporation

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Boston Scientific Corporation, 4100 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul MN 55112-5700
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Boston Scientific
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”
  • Source
    USFDA