FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cyberonics, Inc: Cyberonics Neuro Cyberonics Prosthesis System NCP Bipolar Lead, Model #300; Sterile, Single use only; Distributed by Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX 77058.
- Recall number
- Z-0171-2008
- Recalling firm
- Cyberonics, Inc
- Product
- Cyberonics Neuro Cyberonics Prosthesis System NCP Bipolar Lead, Model #300; Sterile, Single use only; Distributed by Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX 77058.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2007-08-02
- Posted
- 2007-11-28
- Terminated
- 2009-10-05
- Reason
- Dissolution/Fractures to the leads of the VNS Therapy System
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- Cyberonics issued a correction notice (Safety Alert) to physicians in June of 2007, informing them of the present labeling and including updated labeling to provide instructions on how to detect lead fractures and how to minimize risk to patients.
- Quantity
- 21,419 units.
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA and countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All manufactured and distributed leads.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P970003"]
- Product code
- LYJ
- Firm FEI
- 1000117004
- Firm city
- Houston
- Firm state
- TX
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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