Terminated

MERIDIAN (model nos. 476, 976, 1176 and 1276) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation , Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. MERIDIAN pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Guidant. The family consists of both dual-chamber and single-chamber models, sine offering adaptive-rate therapy. MERIDIAN pacemakers use an accelerometer that allows the pacing rate to adapt to the patient's changing metabolic demand as it responds to patient activity.

FDA Recall Z-1033-05 · Posted 2005-07-28

Recalling FirmGuidant Corporation

Recall StatusTerminated

Product CodeLWP

Date Initiated2005-07-18

Date Terminated2007-01-05

Product QuantityINITIAL RECALL 7,518. EXPANDED RECALL 4,708

Reason for Recall

A hermetic sealing component utilized in the device may experience a gradual degradation, resulting in a higher than normal moisture content within the pacemeaker case late in the device's service life.

Firm Action

INITIAL RECALL Urgent medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter dated 07/18/05 was issued to physicians listing clinical Implications and patient management recommendations. EXPANDED RECALL Press was issued January 23, 2006. Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter, dated 01/21/06, was issued to physicians listing a summary of previous communication to physicians, advisory population update, and information relative to a second population of devices manufactured between October 19, 1998 and December 5, 2000. This letter gives the observed rate of occurrence, clinical implications, projected rate of occurrence and recommendations.

Root Cause

Other

Distribution Pattern

worldwide. Including the United States and countries such as: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Polynesia, Portugal, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan ROC, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela. EXPANDED RECALL additional countries include: China, Croatia, Korea. Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Nepal and Thailand.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.