FDA recall Z-1700-2020

Abbott · Class II · device

Product

Merlin PCS 3650 Software Upgrade Kit, REF 3330 St. Jude Medical The MerlinTM Patient Care System (MerlinTM PCS) Model 3650 is a portable, dedicated programming system designed to interrogate, program, display data, and test St. Jude MedicalTM implantable devices and leads.

Reason for recall

Internal testing of software identified software anomaly scenarios where if non-applicable shock energy value is selected, the device will continue to use the previously programmed energy level and the user will not be alerted that the selected value was not retained.

Distribution

U.S. AK, Al, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. OUS: None - the firm stated that there are no OUS consignees associated to ICDs that were interrogated from January 22, 2020 to February 6, 2020.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2020-02-28
Report date
2020-04-22
Termination date
2024-04-18
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Sylmar, CA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1700-2020