FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

The SQ-RX Pulse Generator a component of the Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) System The S-ICD System is intended to provide defibrillation therapy for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients who do not have symptomatic bradycardia, incessant ventricular tachycardia, or spontaneous, frequently recurring ventricular tachycardia that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing.

Recall: Z-0474-2019 · Reported November 28, 2018

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0474-2019
Event ID
81471
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
November 28, 2018
Initiation Date
November 1, 2018
Classification Date
November 16, 2018
Termination Date
November 4, 2019
Address
4100 Hamline Ave N Bldg 3, N/A, Saint Paul, MN, 55112-5700, United States

Description

The SQ-RX Pulse Generator a component of the Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) System The S-ICD System is intended to provide defibrillation therapy for the treatment of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients who do not have symptomatic bradycardia, incessant ventricular tachycardia, or spontaneous, frequently recurring ventricular tachycardia that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing.

Reason

Experienced accelerated battery depletion and a shortened replacement interval due to latent internal battery malfunctions.

Code Info

SQ-RX Pulse Generator Model 1010

Distribution

US Nationwide Distribution: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Quantity

12,900