Class 2 Device Recall Ellipse ICD

• Date Initiated by Firm: January 22, 2020
• Create Date: February 24, 2020
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 17, 2020
• Recall Number: Z-1351-2020
• Recall Event ID: 84849
• PMA Number: P910023S309
• Product Classification: Pulse generator, permanent, implantable - Product Code NVZ
• Product: Ellipse, Tiered-therapy Cardioverter/Defibrillator, REF (UDI/GTIN): CD1377-36QC (05414734507646), CD2411-36C (05414734507585), CD1277-36 (05414734506045), CD1377-36C (05414734507622), CD2277-36Q (05414734505932), CD2377-36QC (05414734507523), with Merlin Patient Care System with software model 3330
• Code Information: Serial #: 1138400, 1138406, 1138391, 1138393, 1138403, 1138366, 1138387, 1138396, 1138386, 1138399, 1138374, 1138362, 1138368, 1138397, 1138401, 1138372, 1138375, 1138382, 1138380, 1138405, 1138377, 1138371, 1138390, 1138398, 1138367, 1138395, 1138389, 1138379, 1138370, 1138388, 1138364, 1138373, 1138385, 1138394, 1138381, 1138404, 1138392, 1138384, 1138376, 1138369, 1138365, 1138465, 1138620, 1138573, 1138590, 1138407, 1138408, 1138409, 1138411, 1138412, 1138413, 1138415, 1138416, 1138417, 1138419, 1138421, 1138422, 1138423, 1138424, 1138429, 1138431, 1138435, 1138436, 1138437, 1138441, 1138442, 1138467, 1138468, 1138469, 1138513, 1138612, 1138613, 1138615, 1138616, 1138617, 1138624, 1138626, 1138420, 1138587, 1138628, 1138510, 1138619, 1138428, 1138432, 1138433, 1138445, 1138446, 1138447, 1138449, 1138451, 1138455, 1138466, 1138470, 1138471, 1138474, 1138479, 1138488, 1138502, 1138507, 1138523, 1138538, 1138544, 1138548, 1138556, 1138575, 1138576, 1138577, 1138580, 1138597, 1138599, 1138608, 1138495, 1138503, 1138547, 1138563, 1138565, 1138581, 1138585, 1138543, 1138461, 1138501, 1138505, 1138508, 1138545, 1138546, 1138553, 1138557, 1138566, 1138567, 1138583, 1138588, 1138486, 1138489, 1138490, 1138491, 1138496, 1138497, 1138500, 1138542, 1138549, 1138550, 1138551, 1138555, 1138559, 1138560, 1138561, 1138564, 1138570, 1138579, 1138582, 1138586, 1138611, 1138618, 1138472, 1138482, 1138595, 1138589, 1138614, 1138434, 1138440, 1138443, 1138448, 1138450, 1138452, 1138453, 1138456, 1138457, 1138458, 1138459, 1138460, 1138462, 1138463, 1138464, 1138473, 1138476, 1138478, 1138480, 1138481, 1138514, 1138515, 1138516, 1138518, 1138519, 1138520, 1138521, 1138522, 1138524, 1138525, 1138526, 1138527, 1138528, 1138529, 1138530, 1138531, 1138532, 1138533, 1138534, 1138536, 1138537, 1138539, 1138540, 1138594, 1138596, 1138600, 1138601, 1138602, 1138603, 1138604, 1138605, 1138606, 1138607, 1138609, 1138622, 1138623, 1138631, 1138632, 1138633, 1138634, 1138635, 1138636, 1138487, 1138494, 1138552, 1138554, 1138610, 1138621, 1138493, 1138499, 1138504, 1138569, 1138627, 1138484, 1138571, 1138425, 1138426, 1138438, 1138439, 1138444, 1138498, 1138492, 1138509, 1138541, 1138558, 1138562, 1138568, 1138584, 1138578, 1138511, 1138512, 1138572, 1138591, 1138592, 1138593, 1138625, 1138485, 1138574, 1138430, 1138598, 1138402, 1138363, 1138454, 1138410, 1138383, 1138378, 1138517, 1138535, 1138418, 1138506, 1138414, 1138427, 1138475, 1138477, 1138483, 1138630
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: St Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division; 15900 Valley View Ct; Sylmar CA 91342-3577
• For Additional Information Contact: Justin Paquette; 651-756-6293
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Past updates to programmers and transmitters may lead some implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) to lose wireless radiofrequency (RF) communication; which means patients can no longer be interrogated with wireless RF telemetry or monitored remotely.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: Starting on 01/22/20, Important Medical Device Correction notices were hand delivered by the recalling firm's sales representatives. Physicians were informed that the recalling firm developed a software patch for programmers which restores wireless RF communication capability in affected devices. Device explant is not required for the update. The recalling firm will assist in updating programmer software and restoring wireless RF communication for affected devices. Correction notices recommend working with firm representatives to help correct affected devices during the patient's next regularly scheduled visit. Physicians were asked to complete and return the Acknowledgement Forms and to retain the correction notice. Customers with additional questions were encouraged to call Technical Support at 1-800-722-3774.
• Quantity in Commerce: 256
• Distribution: U.S.: WV, MS, TX, DE, OH, AZ, MI, NC, KY, WA, NY, CA, IN, MO, MD, NJ, FL, PA, OK. O.U.S.: United Kingdom, Turkey, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Pakistan, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Greece, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Australia
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

¹ A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.

• PMA Database: PMAs with Product Code = NVZ and Original Applicant = Abbott Medical