Events

Recall of INSIGNIA Ultra and NEXUS Ultra

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
    33871
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0192-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-09-22
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-11-23
  • 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=42689
  • 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 Pacemaker Pulse-Generator - Product Code DXY
  • Reason
    Another failure mode, which occurs at a low rate, has been identified with the insignia and nexus families of implantable pacemakers. device behaviors which may be observed include; intermittent or permanent loss of pacing output without warning, intermittent or permanent loss of telemetry and appearance of a reset warning message upon interrogation.
  • Action
    Important Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action , dated 09/22/05 was sent to all affected physicians. This letter explained the failure mode, what devices are affected and gave recommendations. A press release was issued on 09/22/05. UPDATE: Guidant is issuing an Advisory Update to physicians in December 2005. This update provides information relative to the failure mode including the identified cause; FDA's classification; Guidant representatives will retrieve and replace any hospital inventory with product free from "Mode 2" peri-implant failure; and recommended actions.

Device

INSIGNIA Ultra and NEXUS Ultra
  • Model / Serial
    All serial numbers
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Nationwide and Arab Emerites, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Polynesia, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan ROC, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Urguay and Venezuela
  • Product Description
    Guidant INSIGNIA I Ultra family of pacemakers includes the following: SR (models1190); and DR (models1290, 1291). Intermedics NEXUS I Ultra family of pacemakers includes the following: SR (model 1390) and DR (model 1490, 1491). The INSIGNIA I Ultra pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Guidant. The NEXUS I Ultra pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Intermedics. The family consists of both dual-chamber and single-chamber models, offering adaptive-rate therapy and providing various levels of therapeutic and diagnostic functionality. These pacemakers include ventricular Automatic Capture which automatically measures the ventricular pacing threshold and adjusts the pacing output to 0.5 V above the measured threshold. Two sensors are available: these adapt the pacing rate to the patient''s changing metabolic demand. Minute ventilation responds to changes in respiration, and the accelerometer responds to patient activity (motion). INSIGNIA and NEXUS I Ultra models can use either the accelerometer or minute ventilation sensor, or a blend of both accelerometer and minute ventilation. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. or Intermedics, Inc., 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA.
  • Manufacturer
    Guidant Corporation

Manufacturer

Guidant Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Guidant Corporation, 4100 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul MN 55112-5798
  • Source
    USFDA