Events

Recall of LATITUDE Paceart Integration Software

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Boston Scientific CRM Corp.

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
    59898
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0037-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-08-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-10-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-11-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=103953
  • 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
    Boston scientific has determined that under certain conditions, latitude paceart integration (lpi) software may not properly transfer data resulting in the incorrect summary of programmed parameter values in the icd summary tab display and current programming tachy summary section of the paceart report.
  • Action
    Consignees were sent on 8/12/11 a Boston Scientific letter dated August 2011. The letter was addressed to "Dear Doctor". The letter described the product and problem. It also gave Background Information, Description of Potential Data Translation Error, and Additional Information and Action information. A letter, including an HRS form, was also sent to all US LATITUDE Clinics that have active LPI software to notify them of the need to install the corrected LPI Software.

Device

LATITUDE Paceart Integration Software
  • Model / Serial
    software verson 1.00
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution -- AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT DE, DC, FL, GA, IL,IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OJ, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA,WV, WI, and WY.
  • Product Description
    LATITUDE¿ Paceart Integration Software, version 1.00 Model 6472. || LATITUDE Paceart Integration is software and therefore does not have any serial numbers. However, the software version affected is version 1.00 and is distributed on USB pen drives. These pen drives are lot number controlled and denoted as Model 6493. || When used in conjunction with the LATITUDE EMR Integration software transfers data files from the Boston Scientific LATITUDE Patient Management system to a clinic's Paceart system.
  • Manufacturer
    Boston Scientific CRM Corp

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific CRM Corp
  • Manufacturer Address
    Boston Scientific CRM Corp, 4100 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul MN 55112-5700
  • Source
    USFDA