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Device product

Merlin PCS 3650 Programmer with Model 3330 Software Version 23.1.1 The Merlin Patient Care System (PCS) Model 3650 Programmer is a portable, dedicated programming system designed to interrogate program display data and test St. Jude Medical implantable devices.

Z-0032-2018

August 28, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
St Jude Medical Inc.
Event
Event 78093
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
10,453 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0032-2018

Official wording

Reason: New pacemaker firmware was developed to further mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to our pacemakers that utilize radio frequency (RF) communications.

Code information: Software version 23.1.1

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    New pacemaker firmware was developed to further mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to our pacemakers that utilize radio frequency (RF) communications.