FDA recall Z-0552-2025

Abbott Medical · Class III · device

Product

Merlin@home with the MerlinOnDemand capability Transmitter REF EX1150 Merlin@home with the MerlinOnDemand" (MoD) capability is a transmitter configured for multiple patient use. It can receive information from an implantable heart device in unpaired mode. With MoD capability, the transmitter will retrieve full follow-up data or retrieve data for display on the Merlin.net" Patient Care Network (PCN). The MoD capability enables clinicians to do the following: . support remote care patients in emergency rooms and heart failure clinics . triage patients for in clinic follow-ups . support patients in a clinical setting with Merlin.net PCN

Reason for recall

Due to heart transmitter not being able to upgrade to the current software version in the field after experiencing a power interruption during a prior over-the-wire software download.

Distribution

Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON and WISCONSIN. The country of Australia.

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2024-10-01
Report date
2024-12-04
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Sylmar, CA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0552-2025