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Event 81683

3 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 16, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Gereate, Gmbh

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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3 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 3

MED EL Cochlear Implant System, Mi1000 MED EL CONCERTO, sold under the following implant types: a. Mil000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEX28; b. Mi1000 CONCERTO +FLEX28; c. Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEXsoft; d. Mil000 CONCERTO +Standard; e. Mil000 CONCERTO +Medium; f. Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +Standard; g. M11000 CONCERTO +Compressed Product Usage: The Mi1000 CONCERTO 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.

Z-2136-2019
Recall number
Z-2136-2019
Initiated
October 16, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
7 devices

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Devices were distributed despite the Helium-fine leak test results not being within the cochlear implant standards specification.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

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

Code information

a. Mil000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEX28, Serial Number 510312; b. Mi1000 CONCERTO +FLEX28, Serial Number 518214; c. Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEXsoft, Serial Number 531793; d. Mil000 CONCERTO +Standard, Serial Number 510079; e. Mil000 CONCERTO +Medium, Serial Number 532046; f. Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +Standard, Serial Number 535616; g. M11000 CONCERTO +Compressed, Serial Number 538434

Distribution pattern

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.

device · product 2 of 3

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.

Z-2137-2019
Recall number
Z-2137-2019
Initiated
October 16, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
10 devices

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Devices were distributed despite the Helium-fine leak test results not being within the cochlear implant standards specification.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Employee error

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Reason for recall

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

Code information

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 pattern

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.

device · product 3 of 3

MED EL Cochlear Implant System, PULSARci100 Standard - Product Usage: The PULSARci100 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.

Z-2138-2019
Recall number
Z-2138-2019
Initiated
October 16, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
1 device

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Devices were distributed despite the Helium-fine leak test results not being within the cochlear implant standards specification.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Employee error

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

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

Code information

Serial Number 202001

Distribution pattern

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.