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Device product

Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) System, labeled as EMBLEMTM S-ICD Pulse Generator

Z-2542-2019

August 21, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Event
Event 83558
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
28 devices
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2542-2019

Official wording

Reason: Potential need for device replacement - Elective Replacement Indicator (ERI) or End of Life (EOL) - earlier than expected due to compromised performance of an electrical component causing accelerated battery depletion.

Code information: Model A209, Serial Number (Use Before Date) - 213729 (7/24/2019), 213859 (7/26/2019), 213891 (7/27/2019), 213896 (7/27/2019), 213898 (7/27/2019), 213901 (7/27/2019), 213902 (7/27/2019), 213904 (7/27/2019), 213910 (7/27/2019), 213919 (7/27/2019), 213921 (7/27/2019), 213937 (7/27/2019), 213938 (7/27/2019), 213943 (7/27/2019), 213946 (7/27/2019), 213961 (7/28/2019), 213972 (7/28/2019), 213975 (7/28/2019), 213976 (7/28/2019), 213979 (7/28/2019), 213982 (7/28/2019), 213983 (7/28/2019), 214020 (7/31/2019), 214030 (7/31/2019), 214032 (7/31/2019), 214036 (7/31/2019), 214042 (7/31/2019), 214083 (7/31/2019);

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution to Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. International distribution to Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, , Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan R O C, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S. - Virgin Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential need for device replacement - Elective Replacement Indicator (ERI) or End of Life (EOL) - earlier than expected due to compromised performance of an electrical component causing accelerated battery depletion.