Guidant Corporation: PULSAR MAX II (model nos. 1180, 1181 and 1280) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant . PULSAR MAX II pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Guidant. The family consists of both dual-chamber and single-chamber models, offering adaptive-rate therapy and providing various levels of therapeutic and diagnostic functionality. Two sensors are available; these adapt the pacing rate to the patient's changing metabolic demand.

Recall number

Z-1035-05

Recalling firm

Guidant Corporation

Product

PULSAR MAX II (model nos. 1180, 1181 and 1280) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant . PULSAR MAX II pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Guidant. The family consists of both dual-chamber and single-chamber models, offering adaptive-rate therapy and providing various levels of therapeutic and diagnostic functionality. Two sensors are available; these adapt the pacing rate to the patient's changing metabolic demand.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2005-07-18

Posted

2005-07-28

Terminated

2007-01-05

Reason

A hermetic sealing component utilized in the device may experience a gradual degradation, resulting in a higher than normal moisture content within the pacemeaker case late in the device's service life.

Root cause

Other

Action

INITIAL RECALL Urgent medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter dated 07/18/05 was issued to physicians listing clinical Implications and patient management recommendations. EXPANDED RECALL Press was issued January 23, 2006. Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter, dated 01/21/06, was issued to physicians listing a summary of previous communication to physicians, advisory population update, and information relative to a second population of devices manufactured between October 19, 1998 and December 5, 2000. This letter gives the observed rate of occurrence, clinical implications, projected rate of occurrence and recommendations.

Quantity

INITIAL RECALL 361. EXPANDED RECALL 43.

Distribution

worldwide. Including the United States and countries such as: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Polynesia, Portugal, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan ROC, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela. EXPANDED RECALL additional countries include: China, Croatia, Korea. Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Nepal and Thailand.

Lot, serial or model codes

Affected devices may be contained in the following serial number ranges.  Model 1180: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 100001 thru 100055. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 100117, 100140. Model 1181: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 300001 thru 300050. EXPANDED RECALL serial number 300069 Model 1280: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 500003 thru 500525. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 500034 thru 501339.

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

["P940031"]

Product code

LWP

Firm FEI

2124215

Firm city

Saint Paul

Firm state

MN

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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