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Device product

ESSENTIO Pacemaker

Z-3255-2018

September 10, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Event
Event 81001
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Unavailable
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-3255-2018

Official wording

Reason: Boston Scientific has identified a subset of active pacemaker and CRT-Ps systems with an elevated potential for early pacemaker replacement due to hydrogen-induced accelerated battery depletion.

Code information: ESSENTIO SR model L100, ESSENTIO DR model L101, ESSENTIO MRI SR model L110, ESSENTIO MRI DR model L111, ESSENTIO EL DR model L121, and ESSENTIO MRI EL DR model L131

Distribution pattern: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, W A, WI, WV, and WY

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Boston Scientific has identified a subset of active pacemaker and CRT-Ps systems with an elevated potential for early pacemaker replacement due to hydrogen-induced accelerated battery depletion.