FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

MED EL Cochlear Implant System, SONATATIi100, sold under the following implant types: a. SONATAti100 FLEXsoft; b. SONATAti100 H Standard; c. SONATAti100 Standard Product Usage: The SONATATIi100 Implant is an implantable part of the MED EL Cochlear Implant System and can only be used together with compatible MED EL external components. The MED EL Cochlear Implant System is intended to evoke auditory sensations via electrical stimulation of the auditory pathways for severely to profoundly hearing impaired individuals who obtain little or no benefit from acoustic amplification in the best aided condition.

Recall: Z-2137-2019 · Reported August 14, 2019

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2137-2019
Event ID
81683
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Gereate, Gmbh
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
August 14, 2019
Initiation Date
October 16, 2018
Classification Date
August 2, 2019
Termination Date
May 22, 2020
Address
Furstenweg 77a, N/A, Innsbruck, N/A, N/A, Austria

Description

MED EL Cochlear Implant System, SONATATIi100, sold under the following implant types: a. SONATAti100 FLEXsoft; b. SONATAti100 H Standard; c. SONATAti100 Standard Product Usage: The SONATATIi100 Implant is an implantable part of the MED EL Cochlear Implant System and can only be used together with compatible MED EL external components. The MED EL Cochlear Implant System is intended to evoke auditory sensations via electrical stimulation of the auditory pathways for severely to profoundly hearing impaired individuals who obtain little or no benefit from acoustic amplification in the best aided condition.

Reason

Devices were distributed despite the Helium-fine leak test results not being within the cochlear implant standards specification.

Code Info

a. SONATAti100 FLEXsoft, Serial Number 150489; b. SONATAti100 H Standard, Serial Numbers 146714, 164324; c. SONATAti100 Standard, Serial Numbers 145179, 217623, 144443, 145228, 158919, 147748, 223013.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide in the states of California and Illinois. Countries of ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CHINA, FRANCE, GEORGIA, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SPAIN, SWEDEN.

Quantity

10 devices