Events

Recall of Merlin PCS Programmer

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by St Jude Medical CRMD.

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
    36619
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0297-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-10-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-12-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-03-26
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=49017
  • 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
    bradycardia and tachycardia device programmer - Product Code KRG
  • Reason
    St. jude medical has identified a low-frequency anomaly in the software used in the aps iii model 3500/3510 and merlin pcs model 3650 programmers that can lead to incorrect reporting of battery voltage, expected battery longevity and elective replacement indicator (eri) status.
  • Action
    The notification material was sent to physicians by FedEx. The advisory notification was sent by FedEx on Oct. 12, 2006, to arrive at the physicians' offices on Oct. 13th. In the US, acknowledgement of receipt of the notification material will be monitored by St. Jude Medical CRMD in Sylmar, California. For the rest of the world it will be by various St. Jude offices and local distributors with this information being fed back to St. Jude Medical CRMD in Sylmar. In addition, St. Jude Medical issued a press release on October 13, 2006. Plus information concerning this advisory can be found on St. Jude's website, www.sim.com Completion of this advisory is estimated to be three months after its initiation.

Device

Merlin PCS Programmer
  • Model / Serial
    All Devices (all serial numbers for the devices referenced in the advisory.)
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide in USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BARBADOS, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, EUROPE, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, SOUTH KOREA, LATVIA, LICHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SAUDI ARABIA, SLOVAKIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, UNITED KINGDOM & VENEZUELA
  • Product Description
    St. Jude Medical Merlin PCS Programmer, used in combination with St. Jude Medical bradycardia and tachycardia devices. Model 3650
  • Manufacturer
    St Jude Medical CRMD

Manufacturer

St Jude Medical CRMD
  • Manufacturer Address
    St Jude Medical CRMD, 15900 Valley View Ct, Sylmar CA 91342-3577
  • Source
    USFDA