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Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.: ORCHESTRA/ORCHESTRA PLUS Programmer

Recall number
Z-0805-2014
Recalling firm
Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
Product
ORCHESTRA/ORCHESTRA PLUS Programmer
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2013-11-20
Posted
2014-01-22
Terminated
2014-09-08
Reason
Sorin has voluntarily issued a notification to physicians related to the overestimation of the residual longevity displayed by its programmer (ORCHESTRA or ORCHESTRA PLUS) during a follow-up exam of patients implanted with a REPLY or ESPRIT pacemaker.
Root cause
Software design
Action
On Nov 20 and Nov 25, 2013, the Dear Doctor Letter was sent by certified mail to 1,310 physicians who are following 13,003 patients implanted with a REPLU or ESPRIT pacemakers in the US. Sorin provided the following recommendations to the physicians: You should consider checking the battery impedance of the last follow-up exam. In case the battery impedance is greater than or equal to 3.5k, a follow-up visit must be scheduled within a maximum of 6 months from the last follow-up visit. When pacemaker operation is checked by the simple application of a magnet, a magnet rate less than 95 min-1 should trigger a follow-up exam in the pacemaker centre. As a general rule, a maximum of 6 month follow-up interval when the battery impedance becomes greater than or equal to 3.5 k. This recommendation should also be followed subsequent to the installation of the new programmer software version.
Quantity
1,718
Distribution
Nationwide.
Lot, serial or model codes
ORCHESTRA/ORCHESTRA PLUS Programmer implanted with the following pacemaker models. - REPLY Models D, DR, VDR, SR - ESPRIT Models D, DR, S, SR - FACIL Model DR1
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
["P950029S041","P980049S050","P060027S011","P980049S006"]
Product code
LNX
Firm FEI
1000165971
Firm city
Saluggia VC
Firm state
not on file
Firm country
Italy

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Published
2026-09-28
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