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Device product

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

October 01, 2024

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Abbott Medical
Event
Event 95557
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class III
Quantity
Pending
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0552-2025

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Derived failure modes

  • 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.