CONTAK TR (Model no. 1241) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation , Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. The Guidant CONTAK TR CHFD congestive heart failure devices are multiprogrammable dual-chamber devices that offer adaptive-rate congestive heart failure pacing therapy. CONTAK TR devices use an accelerometer that allows the pacing rate to adapt to the patient's changing metabolic demand as it responds to patient activity.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued July 28, 2005).
- Company
- Guidant Corporation
- Recall Initiated
- July 18, 2005
- Posted
- July 28, 2005
- Terminated
- January 5, 2007
- Recall Number
- Z-1039-05
- Quantity
- INITIAL RECALL 164. EXPANDED RECALL 110.
- Firm Location
- Saint Paul, MN
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
A hermetic sealing component utilized in the device may experience a gradual degradation, resulting in a higher than normal moisture content within the pacemeaker case late in the device's service life.
Distribution
worldwide. Including the United States and countries such as: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Polynesia, Portugal, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan ROC, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela. EXPANDED RECALL additional countries include: China, Croatia, Korea. Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Nepal and Thailand.
Lot / Code Info
Affected devices may be contained in the following serial number ranges. INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 200128 thru 200479. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 200076 thru 200958
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
INITIAL RECALL Urgent medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter dated 07/18/05 was issued to physicians listing clinical Implications and patient management recommendations. EXPANDED RECALL Press was issued January 23, 2006. Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter, dated 01/21/06, was issued to physicians listing a summary of previous communication to physicians, advisory population update, and information relative to a second population of devices manufactured between October 19, 1998 and December 5, 2000. This letter gives the observed rate of occurrence, clinical implications, projected rate of occurrence and recommendations.