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St Jude Medical CRMD: St. Jude Medical Identity SR Model 5172, Identity DR Model 5370, & Identity XL DR Model 5376; Pulse Generators (pacemakers)

Recall number
Z-0298-2007
Recalling firm
St Jude Medical CRMD
Product
St. Jude Medical Identity SR Model 5172, Identity DR Model 5370, & Identity XL DR Model 5376; Pulse Generators (pacemakers)
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2006-10-06
Posted
2006-12-19
Terminated
2012-03-26
Reason
St. Jude Medical has identified a low-frequency anomaly in the software used in the APS III Model 3500/3510 and Merlin PCS Model 3650 programmers that can lead to incorrect reporting of battery voltage, expected battery longevity and Elective Replacement Indicator (ERI) status.
Root cause
Other
Action
The notification material was sent to physicians by FedEx. The advisory notification was sent by FedEx on Oct. 12, 2006, to arrive at the physicians' offices on Oct. 13th. In the US, acknowledgement of receipt of the notification material will be monitored by St. Jude Medical CRMD in Sylmar, California. For the rest of the world it will be by various St. Jude offices and local distributors with this information being fed back to St. Jude Medical CRMD in Sylmar. In addition, St. Jude Medical issued a press release on October 13, 2006. Plus information concerning this advisory can be found on St. Jude's website, www.sim.com Completion of this advisory is estimated to be three months after its initiation.
Quantity
199,065
Distribution
Worldwide in USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BARBADOS, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, EUROPE, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, SOUTH KOREA, LATVIA, LICHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SAUDI ARABIA, SLOVAKIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, UNITED KINGDOM & VENEZUELA
Lot, serial or model codes
All Devices (all serial numbers for the devices referenced in the advisory.)
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
["P880086"]
Product code
DXY
Firm FEI
2017865
Firm city
Sylmar
Firm state
CA
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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