FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cyberonics, Inc: VNS(R) Therapy Programmer, GMDN: 44077, Model 3000 v1.0.2.2 Intended Use/Indications: United States Indications for Use: Epilepsy : The VNS Therapy System is indicated for use as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of seizures in patients 4 years of age and older with partial onset seizures that are refractory to antiepileptic medications. Depression : VNS Therapy is indicated for the adjunctive long-term treatment of chronic or recurrent depression for patients 18 years of age or older who are experiencing a major depressive episode and have not had an adequate response to four or more adequate antidepressant treatments.
- Recall number
- Z-0555-2018
- Recalling firm
- Cyberonics, Inc
- Product
- VNS(R) Therapy Programmer, GMDN: 44077, Model 3000 v1.0.2.2 Intended Use/Indications: United States Indications for Use: Epilepsy : The VNS Therapy System is indicated for use as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of seizures in patients 4 years of age and older with partial onset seizures that are refractory to antiepileptic medications. Depression : VNS Therapy is indicated for the adjunctive long-term treatment of chronic or recurrent depression for patients 18 years of age or older who are experiencing a major depressive episode and have not had an adequate response to four or more adequate antidepressant treatments.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-12-02
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2018-08-06
- Reason
- Two Model 3000 Programmers were distributed in error by prior to FDA approval of version 1.0.2.2 software.
- Root cause
- Employee error
- Action
- The units were collected by visit on December 21, 2017 and December 28, 2017 from the physicians. Both programmers have been successfully removed from the customers and no further actions are being proposed. For further questions, please call (281) 228-7260.
- Quantity
- 2 units
- Distribution
- US Distribution to the states of : CO and ND
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Number: 10-0011-0500 Serial number/UDI: 8LYB7F2/010542502575039911170920218LYB7F29910-0011-0500 D80C7F2/01054250257503991117092921D80C7F29910-0011-0500
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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