Boston Scientific LIVIAN Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D), models H220, H225, H227, H229. The LIV

FDA device recall Z-1556-2010 · posted 2010-05-08 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm

Boston Scientific CRM Corp

Reason for recall

Boston Scientific Corporation has stopped shipment and is retrieving unimplanted devices from US hospital shelves of all its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) after determining that some manufacturing process changes were not submitted for approval to the US Food & Drug Administration.

Action taken

BSC issues press release dated 15 March 2010. FDA press release posted 18 March 2010. On 15 March 2010, BSC Sales Representatives begin removal of devices from health care facilities stock. Starting 22 March 2010 BSC sent a physician letter dated 22 March 2010 to implanting and following physicians via FedEx. The Urgent Medical Device Recall letter described the issue of why devices were being removed from hospital shelves. The letter did NOT recommend any changes to normal follow-up procedures for patients implanted with an ICD or CRT-D device. The letter included ALL potential US models. To be complete and mitigate the possibility of retrieval errors, the ICD and CRT-D US models that may be on customer's shelves were included in the letter. The devices subject to retrieval, however, were those non-implanted devices with domestic customers. For questions, please contact the local representative (1-800-227-3422) for pick up and return or contact Boston Scientific Technical Services at 1.800.CARDIAC (227.3422).

Root cause

PMA

Status

Terminated

Product code

LWP

Quantity affected

135

Distribution

nationwide within US only (OUS distribution not affected).

Date initiated

2010-03-15

Date posted

2010-05-08

Date terminated

2012-04-05

Location

Saint Paul, MN