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Event 95557

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

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 01, 2024
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class III
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Abbott Medical

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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 2

Merlin@home Transmitter REF EX1100 The Merlin@home" (M@h) transmitter is intended to transfer stored data from the patient s implanted heart device to Merlin.net" Patient Care Network (PCN) to facilitate remote monitoring by using inductive (EX1100 Model) or RF telemetry (EX1150 Model) to read device data and transmitting to the Merlin.net PCN server.

Z-0551-2025
Recall number
Z-0551-2025
Initiated
October 01, 2024
Classification
Class III
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Abbott Medical
Quantity
130 transmitters

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Due to heart transmitter not being able to upgrade to the current software version in the field after experiencing a power interruption during a prior over-the-wire software download.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Software design

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Reason for recall

Due to heart transmitter not being able to upgrade to the current software version in the field after experiencing a power interruption during a prior over-the-wire software download.

Code information

Model Number: EX1100 UDI-DI code: Pending Serial Numbers: 12600224 12600307 12600895 12600974 12601074 12601156 12601169 12602176 12602216 12602464 12602491 12604265 12604852 12606254 12606332 12606531 12606550 12606551 12606587 12606785 12606814 12607289 12607557 12608093 12608346 12608623 12608678 12608758 12608819 12609094 12609148 12609819 12609919 12610472 12610550 12611493 12611733 12611975 12612409 12612417 12612541 12612929 12613146 12613636 12617342 12617350 12617583 12617821 12618054 12618130 12618726 12618782 12619218 12619405 12619515 12619825 12619827 12620745 12621171 12622233 12622283 12622473 12623904 12625575 12625701 12625874 12628403 12628624 12628626 12634096 12634120 12634141 12634152 12634208 12635184 12635287 12636062 12636067 12636127 12636195 12638900 12639020 12640950 12641103 12641819 12643036 12643543 12643551 12643589 12643621 12643623 12643640 12643744 12643781 12643792 12647278 12647327 12647343 12647350 12647621 12647781 12647787 12647789 12647904 12647923 12647939 12647940 12648513 12648520 12648589 12648611 12648704 12648839 12649443 12649481 12649517 12650938 12651018 12651022 12651051 12651056 12651073 12651198 12651419 12651476 12651597 12652036 12652060 12652070 12652076

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON and WISCONSIN. The country of Australia.

device · product 2 of 2

Merlin@home with the MerlinOnDemand capability Transmitter REF EX1150 Merlin@home with the MerlinOnDemand" (MoD) capability is a transmitter configured for multiple patient use. It can receive information from an implantable heart device in unpaired mode. With MoD capability, the transmitter will retrieve full follow-up data or retrieve data for display on the Merlin.net" Patient Care Network (PCN). The MoD capability enables clinicians to do the following: . support remote care patients in emergency rooms and heart failure clinics . triage patients for in clinic follow-ups . support patients in a clinical setting with Merlin.net PCN

Z-0552-2025
Recall number
Z-0552-2025
Initiated
October 01, 2024
Classification
Class III
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Abbott Medical
Quantity
Pending

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Due to heart transmitter not being able to upgrade to the current software version in the field after experiencing a power interruption during a prior over-the-wire software download.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Software design

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Reason for recall

Due to heart transmitter not being able to upgrade to the current software version in the field after experiencing a power interruption during a prior over-the-wire software download.

Code information

Model Number: EX1150 UDI-DI code: Pending Serial Numbers: Pending

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON and WISCONSIN. The country of Australia.