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Recall of Device Recall VNS Therapy Programmer, Model 3000 v1.0 System

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

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
    80062
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2255-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-11-13
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=164316
  • 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
    Stimulator, autonomic nerve, implanted (depression) - Product Code MUZ
  • Reason
    Certain model 3000 programming events can result in miscalculation of parameters stored in the models 103, 104, 105, and 106 generators. during these programming events, the miscalculations can lead to: " delivery of more stimulation than intended, resulting in painful stimulation or other common side effects (model 106 only); " no stimulation in the case of device disablement (burst watchdog timeout), resulting in no therapy to the patient (model 106 only); " delivery of less stimulation than intended, resulting in therapeutic settings not being achieved within device specification (models 103, 104, 105, or 106); and/or " delays or absence of the 75% and 50% battery life indicators displayed by the programming software (models 103, 104, 105, or 106).
  • Action
    On November 13, 2017 LivaNva sent letters to all the doctor and surgeons that use this device. "Dear Doctor: This notification describes an issue identified with the VNS Therapy ¿ Programmer, Model 3000 version 1.0 which may impact patients implanted with Models 103, 104, 105 or 106 VNS Therapy generators. This issue does not affect Model 1000 SenTiva or Model 102/102R generators. What is the Issue? Certain programming events performed with a Model 3000 Programmer on a Model 103, 104, 105 or 106 VNS Therapy generator can result in a miscalculation of some parameters stored in the generator, which could lead to: " Output current delivered being different than that programmed; " Device disablement; and/or " Errors in the 75% and 50% battery life indicators. The actual battery life and battery function are not affected by this issue. Risk to Health This issue presents the following risks: " Delivery of more stimulation than intended, resulting in painful stimulation or other common side effects 1 (Model 106 only); " No stimulation in the case of device disablement, resulting in no therapy to the patient (Model 106 only); " Delivery of less stimulation than intended, resulting in therapeutic settings not being achieved (Models 103, 104, 105 or 106) ; or " Sudden decrease from 100% to 25% battery life indicator, though the actual battery life and battery function are not affected (Models 103, 104, 105). Which Patients are Potentially Impacted? Any patient with a Model 103, 104, 105 or 106 generator that has been programmed using a Model 3000 programmer may be affected by this issue. Your LivaNova representative will collect data from your Model 3000 programmer to identify which patients are impacted by this notice. Actions to be taken by the Physician 1. Stop using the Model 3000 programmer to program Model 103, 104, 105 or 106 generators. You shall continue using the Model 3000 programmer with Model 1000 SenTiva generators and may continue to use it wi

Device

Device Recall VNS Therapy Programmer, Model 3000 v1.0 System
  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: FMT77F2, FKR57F2, FCR77F2, CJR77F2, BNT77F2, BNS77F2, 7XR77F2, 7XP57F2, 79R77F2, 90S77F2, 97Q57F2, 6NT77F2, 9GP57F2, 6KQ57F2,  B7Q57F2, 57P57F2, 55T77F2, J6R57F2, HWR77F2, 1G7G1F2, 1JR57F2,  9XP57F2, 4LR77F2, 4GT77F2, 4GR57F2, 2DT77F2, G2S77F2, FVQ77F2,  G5T77F2, FDQ57F2, F5R57F2, F2R57F2, F1Q57F2, GHS77F2, DVR77F2,  DNP57F2, DMYB7F2, DJS77F2, D1R57F2, CVQ57F2, H4R57F2, 85S77F2,  89T77F2, 8LYB7F2, 97YB7F2, 6MQ57F2, 6CQ57F2, 5HS77F2, JLQ57F2,  JGS77F2, 11R57F2, 1TQ57F2, 1YR77F2, 2DR77F2FXP57F2 , FTR77F2, FPQ57F2, FNQ57F2, FLYB7F2, FFP57F2, GGT77F2, GSQ57F2, CMS77F2, H1R77F2, H3R57F2, 7LS77F2, 9KR57F2, 9NS77F2, 65R57F2, B8R77F2,  B9T77F2, 5D0C7F2, B9YB7F2, BJR57F2, JCQ57F2, J9YB7F2, HMYB7F2, CDQ57F2, FXQ57F2, G5S77F2, G3R77F2, FRQ57F2, G7YB7F2, FLS77F2, G90C7F2, FGR77F2, FFT77F2, G9Q57F2, FCT77F2, G9R57F2, F9YB7F2,  F9S77F2, F8T77F2, GDQ57F2, F7R57F2, F4T77F2, DWR77F2, DTR77F2,  DSQ57F2, GMQ57F2, DLS77F2, DH0C7F2, DGS77F2, DGP57F2, GZR77F2, D1Q57F2, CSQ57F2, CLS77F2, C9YB7F2, C70C7F2, H1R57F2, C1R77F2,  7MS77F2, 78YB7F2, 9SQ57F2, 5VQ57F2, 5RQ57F2, B60C7F2, 5NQ57F2, 5MR77F2, 5KS77F2, B8T77F2, BHP57F2, BJR77F2, 4JS77F2, H4T77F2,  JZQ57F2, JMS77F2, JMQ57F2, JG0C7F2, JBQ57F2, J8T77F2HZQ57F2, J7R57F2, HVR77F2, HTP57F2, HNS77F2, HMQ57F2, HKQ57F2, H7S77F2,  D3R57F2, 1CQ57F2, 1HT77F2, 1MYB7F2, 2CP57F2, 2LYB7F2, CLYB7F2,  CMYB7F2, B4R77F2, B2S77F2, B0R57F2, 9QS77F2, D8Q57F2, 960C7F2, 95T77F2, 8JR77F2, 8HR57F2, BXP57F2, BWR77F2, BTQ77F2, C8YB7F2,  C60C7F2, BLR77F2, BLQ57F2, BGR77F2, BGP57F2, CHQ57F2, CKR57F2, CPP57F2, CSR77F2, CTQ77F2, CXR77F2, 9MS77F2, 9JR77F2, 9DQ57F2, D7S77F2, 94T77F2, 8PQ57F2, BWQ77F2, BSR77F2, BNQ57F2, C9R57F2, C8R57F2, C5R57F2, CF0C7F2, C3R57F2, CFP57F2, BDT77F2, B9S77F2, B5R57F2, CPQ57F2, B4R57F2, D2R57F2, 9KQ57F2, D5R77F2, 9F0C7F2, 980C7F2, D9YB7F2, 8WR77F2, DB0C7F2, 9P7G1F2, D3S77F2, D6R57F2, D7R57F2, 9CR77F2, 9G0C7F2, 96R57F2, DFP57F2, C0S77F2, BN7G1F2, BQ7G1F2, C8S77F2, CB0C7F2, CCR77F2, BHR57F2, CHP57F2, BCR77F2, BBR77F2, BB0C7F2, B90C7F2, B70C7F2, B2R57F2, 9VP57F2, 9TQ57F2, 9GR57F2, 9FP57F2, 9BS77F298R57F2 ,D80C7F2, 970C7F2, D8YB7F2, 95R77F2, 8YR77F2, C1R57F2, C80C7F2, C3R77F2, CNS77F2, 9VQ77F2, D4T77F2, 9DR77F2, 91R57F2, 8VQ77F2, 8RQ57F2, DBS77F2, 8JS77F2, C0R57F2, BTR77F2, BMYB7F2, BKR77F2, BBP57F2 and B8S77F2
  • Product Classification
    Neurological Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    AL, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, ME, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TN, TN, TX, UT, WA and WI
  • Product Description
    VNS Therapy Programmer, Model 3000, v1.0 System
  • Manufacturer
    Cyberonics, Inc

Manufacturer

Cyberonics, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Cyberonics, Inc, 100 Cyberonics Blvd, Houston TX 77058-2069
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    LivaNova PLC
  • Source
    USFDA