EMBLEM MRI S-ICD Model 219 — Class II medical device recall Z-3038-2017
Terminated recall by Boston Scientific Corporation, reported 2017-08-23, distributed nationwide. The device can deliver an atypical amount of energy due to memory corruption inside the device.
| Recall number | Z-3038-2017 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Boston Scientific Corporation, Saint Paul, MN, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2017-06-29 |
| Classified | 2017-08-15 |
| Reported by FDA | 2017-08-23 |
| Terminated | 2019-02-21 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | CA |
| Quantity | 9,200 devices |
| Model numbers | 219 |
Product
EMBLEM MRI S-ICD Model 219, Subcutaneous-Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Rx. Product Usage: The S-ICD system is intended to provide defibrillation therapy for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients who do not have symptomatic bradycardia, incessant ventricular tachycardia, or spontaneous, frequently recurring ventricular tachycardia that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing
Reason for recall
The device can deliver an atypical amount of energy due to memory corruption inside the device.
Machine access
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