| ||Class 2 Recall|
KAPPA 600/700/650/800/900/RELIA/SIGMA/MEDTRONIC 350/ENPULSE/ENRHYTHM/AT500/ADAPTA/VERSA/SENIA IPGS
||April 29, 2011
||Medtronic, Kappa 600
The devices are implantable pulse generators (IPG) used to detect bradycardia events and provide pacing support. Within each product family, there are varying features, rate responsive pacing, and diagnostic data.
Medtronic, Enpulse DR
Medtronic, Adapta/Versa/Sensia DR
(approved in the US but has not been sold in US)
Medtronic, Vitatron Extension G and E series DR
(not sold in the US)
||All serial numbers affected.
|Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management
8200 Coral Sea St. N.E.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55112
|A rare measurement lock-up condition that may (at a rate of approximately 1 in 18,000 devices) inappropriately trigger ERI/RRT in the Medtronic Dual Chamber Pacemakers: Kappa 600, 700, 800, 900, EnPulse, Adapta, Versa, Sensia. This is caused by a random lock-up of the measurement system hardware that may result in an incorrect battery voltage reading of zero. This issue does NOT impact battery lon
||The firm, Medtronic, sent an "Important: Medical Device Correction" letter dated April 2011 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem, and actions taken. Medtronic informed the customers that this issue does NOT impact battery longevity and does NOT require device explant. Currently, the device can be reset to normal operation by a Medtronic representative. Reset devices are no more likely to experience a recurrence of this issue.
Medtronic is planning to release a programmer software update that will allow the clinician to reset the device. In addition, Medtronic has consolidated their product performance data with the vision of creating a primary reference tool for performance updates.
If you have any questions, please contact your local Medtronic Representative or Medtronic Technical Services at 800-505-4636.
|Quantity in Commerce
||Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including Guam, Puerto Rico and DC; and countries including: Algeria, Andorra, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Virgin Islands (British).