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High RiskFDAfda-Z-1527-2021CRASH

Programmers - Product Usage: used to treat arrhythmias related to bradycardia. Additionally, CRT-P devices can also provide cardiac resyn...

Units Affected
37,690
Recall Date
April 6, 2021
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Crash

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1527-2021.

A longevity estimation error may occur in the early years of device life when a unipolar pacing vector is programmed in the right atrial (RA) lead and/or the right ventricular (RV) lead. No other device features or therapies are impacted.

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1527-2021.

Recall ongoing. Follow firm instructions.

🩺 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist

Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice. Any specific instructions about this medication or device come directly from the FDA notice above. Before making any change to your treatment:

  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-1527-2021.

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)

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Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm And Heart Failure (crhf) Recall FAQ

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm And Heart Failure (crhf) is the subject of a cardiac devices safety report: Programmers - Product Usage: used to treat arrhythmias related to bradycardia. Additionally, CRT-P devices can also provide cardiac resyn.... The notice was published on April 6, 2021 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 37,690 units are potentially affected.