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Guidant CONTAK RENEWAL 3 (models H170,H175) CONTAK RENEWAL… recallZ-0825-06 · Guidant Corporation · initiated Apr 7, 2006

Terminated All recalls posted in May 2006

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 Guidant Corporation 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.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

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.

FDA root cause category: Other

What the company is doing

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.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0825-06
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Apr 7, 2006
Posted by the FDA
May 2, 2006
Recalling firm
Guidant Corporation
Quantity
65 devices
Product code
NIK
FDA submissions
P010012
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 CONTAK RENEWAL 3 (models H170,H175) CONTAK RENEWAL 3 HE (models H177, H179) Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D). Sterile EO. Guidant Corporation, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. Cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) provide ventricular tachyarrhythmia and cardiac resynchronization therapies. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia therapy is for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF), rhythms that are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD). Cardiac resynchronization therapy is for the treatment of heart failure (HF) and uses biventricular electrical stimulation to synchronize ventricular contractions. Cardioversion/defibrillation therapies include a range of low-and high-energy shocks using either a biphasic or monophasic waveform.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

model H170 serial numbers: 364406, 364446, 364542, 364576, 364582, 364586, 364587, 364590, 364591, 364593, 364595, 364596, 364597, 364599, 364600, 364601, 364602, 364604, 364605, 364606, 364607, 364608, 364609, 364611, 364613, 364615, 364623, 364625, 364632, 364633, 364634, 364636, 364643, 364680, 364732, 364735, 364752.  model H175 serial numbers: 315437, 315438, 315452, 315454, 315455, 315456, 315461, 315462, 315464, 315470, 315473, 315480, 315482, 315489, 315496, 315497, 315500, 315580, 315588, 315605.   model H177 serial number: 285055  model H179 serial numbers: 114267, 114268, 114269,  114270, 114271, 114280, 114470.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

50 devices cleared under P010012 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 35166).

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