Events

Recall of VITALITY HE

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
    35166
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0828-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-04-07
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-05-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-04-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=45449
  • 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
    Defibrillator, Automatic Implantable Cardioverter, With Cardiac Resynchronization (Crt-D) - Product Code NIK
  • Reason
    77 distributed devices may have a cracked layer of insulation in a flexible hybrid circuit, leading to internal shorting during charging such as during routine capacitor formation or for defibrillation. this would likely render the device non-functional, resulting in no output and/or telemetry communications.
  • Action
    Guidant Sales Representatives are retrieving non-implanted devices April 10-12, 2006. If a device is implanted the physician is sent an Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter, April 11-14, 2006. This letter describes the issue, states that Guidant is retrieving all non-implanted devices and that Guidant is currently conducting tests on retrieved devices. Physicians will be advised once more information is available.

Device

VITALITY HE
  • Model / Serial
    model T180 serial numbers: 204707, 204711, 204751, 204754, 204908.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Nationwide. AZ, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI. OUS to include: Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain.
  • Product Description
    Guidant VITALITY HE Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (model T180). Sterile EO. Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. This ICD is designed to detect and terminate ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) and provide bradycardia therapy (atrial and ventricular pacing). Therapies include both low- and high-eneergy shocks using either a biphasic or monophasic waveform. Bradycardia pacing, including adaptive-rate features, is available to detect and treat bradyarrhythmias and to support the cardiac rhythm after defibrillation therapy. The device offers dual-chamber bradycardia features (atrial and/or ventricular pacing and sensing).
  • Manufacturer
    Guidant Corporation

Manufacturer

Guidant Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Guidant Corporation, 4100 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul MN 55112-5700
  • Source
    USFDA