FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cyberonics, Inc: Handhelds-Cyberonics VNS Therapy System, Model 250-''Handhelds'' preprogrammed with software v6.0, v6.1, v6.1.7, v7.0 and v7.1.3; manufactured by Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX.
- Recall number
- Z-0342-2007
- Recalling firm
- Cyberonics, Inc
- Product
- Handhelds-Cyberonics VNS Therapy System, Model 250-''Handhelds'' preprogrammed with software v6.0, v6.1, v6.1.7, v7.0 and v7.1.3; manufactured by Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-10-17
- Posted
- 2007-01-25
- Terminated
- 2009-10-02
- Reason
- During programming, pulse generator may be inadvertently set to 8.0 mA output, regardless of the mA range selected by the clinician
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Firm sent safety alert to physicians on 11/14/06. Safety Alert informs physicians of the problem and provides instructions on how to avoid an event and correct an event should it occur.
- Quantity
- 7,404 Handheld PCs pre-programmed with software.
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution ---- USA and countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, S. Korea, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- For Handheld v6.0: 99-0000-3000; For Handheld v6.1: 10-0006-4300; For Handheld v6.1.7: 10-0007-2700, 10-0007-3600, 10-0007-2609 and 77-0000-7000; For Handheld v7.0: 10-0007-4300; For Handheld v7.1.3: 10-0007-8600.
- 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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