FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Biotronik Inc: Tachos DR - Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.
- Recall number
- Z-0700-03
- Recalling firm
- Biotronik Inc
- Product
- Tachos DR - Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2003-02-21
- Posted
- 2003-04-01
- Terminated
- 2003-09-08
- Reason
- Potential for battery to delivery less than full amount of energy.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- The firm issued an 'URGENT - VOLUNTARY MEDICAL DEVICE' recall letter dated 2/21/03 to the physicians. This letter explains the issue and recommends scheduling an immediate follow-up with the patients. The letter describes conditions under which the patient should be monitored on a weekly basis (versus every 3 months), and under which conditions the device should be explanted.
- Quantity
- 240 (225 still implanted)
- Distribution
- The firm distributed devices to doctors located throughout the U.S. There is no international distribution from this firm.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model No. 355 572 Serial Nos. 78011361, 78011362, 78011364, 78011365, 78011376, 78011378-78011385, 78011389-78011414, 78011416-78011424, 78011426-78011430, 78011432-78011464, 78011466-78011491, 78011493-78011499, 78011600-78011617, 78011619, 78011621-78011639, 78011641, 78011643, 78011647-78011654, 78011656-78011660, 78011684-78011686, 78011689, 78011691, 78011692, 78011699-78011701, 78011704-78011708, 78011713, 78011720-78011723, 78011730-78011743, 78011745-78011758, 78011764-78011768, 78011779
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P000009"]
- Product code
- LWS
- Firm FEI
- 1028232
- Firm city
- Lake Oswego
- Firm state
- OR
- 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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