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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

Merlin PCS 3650 Software Upgrade Kit, REF 3330 St. Jude Medical The MerlinTM Patient Care System (MerlinTM PCS) Model 3650 is a portable, dedicated programming system designed to interrogate, program, display data, and test St. Jude MedicalTM implantable devices and leads.

Z-1700-2020

February 28, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Abbott
Event
Event 85275
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Software Version 24.6.1 installed into 4733 programmers
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1700-2020

Official wording

Reason: Internal testing of software identified software anomaly scenarios where if non-applicable shock energy value is selected, the device will continue to use the previously programmed energy level and the user will not be alerted that the selected value was not retained.

Code information: Software Version: 24.6.1 Model: 3650, GTIN: 05414734500661 Model: 3330, GTIN: 05414734509725 For affected serial number of programmers see Attachment B.1 Programmers For models of ICDs interrogated by affected programmers see Attachment B.2 Devices.

Distribution pattern: U.S. AK, Al, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. OUS: None - the firm stated that there are no OUS consignees associated to ICDs that were interrogated from January 22, 2020 to February 6, 2020.

Derived failure modes

  • Device software or design

    reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0

    software identified software anomaly