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LATITUDE Patient management System, Model 6488, software… recallZ-1096-2012 · Boston Scientific CRM Corp · initiated Dec 19, 2011

Terminated All recalls posted in February 2012

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Boston Scientific CRM Corp or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Boston Scientific is conducting a recall involving the LATITUDE Patient Management System - Model 6488, software version 7.2 because patients are not able to perform setup. There is no risk to health associated with this issue.

FDA root cause category: Software design

What the company is doing

Beginning on December 19, 2011, for the patients that have attempted to set-up their communicators, Boston Scientific called the patients and their associated LATITUDE clinics to let them know that they can now complete the set-up.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1096-2012
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Dec 19, 2011
Posted by the FDA
Feb 23, 2012
Recalling firm
Boston Scientific CRM Corp
Quantity
1
Product code
LWS
FDA submissions
P910077
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution, USA - including the states CA, MA, MI, NC, OK, PA, RI, TX, and WA.

Product description

LATITUDE Patient management System, Model 6488, software version 7.2. It is indicated for use to remotely communicate with a compatible Boston Scientific pulse generator and transfer data to a central database.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Software version 7.2

Other devices under the same FDA submission

34 devices cleared under P910077 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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