FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific CRM Corp: CONTAK RENEWAL 3 AVT model numbers M150 and M155; CONTAK RENEWAL 3 AVT HE model numbers M157 and M159; CONTAK RENEWAL 4 AVT, model numbers M170 and M175; CONTAK RENEWAL 4 AVT HE model numbers M177 and M179. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator. Sterilized using gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798, USA. CONTAK RENEWAL AVT models provide both atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmia and cardiac resynchronization therapies.
- Recall number
- Z-1109-05
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific CRM Corp
- Product
- CONTAK RENEWAL 3 AVT model numbers M150 and M155; CONTAK RENEWAL 3 AVT HE model numbers M157 and M159; CONTAK RENEWAL 4 AVT, model numbers M170 and M175; CONTAK RENEWAL 4 AVT HE model numbers M177 and M179. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator. Sterilized using gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798, USA. CONTAK RENEWAL AVT models provide both atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmia and cardiac resynchronization therapies.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-07-25
- Posted
- 2005-08-16
- Terminated
- 2008-04-07
- Reason
- Guidant is revising its original recommendations set forth in the 06/17/05 physician letter because new information indicates that one of the original recommendations can increase the risk of a latching event, which may limit available therapy.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter dated 07/22/05 was either mailed or Federal Expressed to doctors. This letter informed doctors that Guidant was revising its original recommendations set forth in the June 17, 2005 letter because new information indicates that one of the original recommendations can increase the risk of a latching event. Contained in this letter were Clinical Implications and Revised Recommendations.
- Quantity
- 2,204 devices (approximately 760 currently implanted worldwide)
- Distribution
- Worldwide. In addition to the US other countries include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, US - Virgin Islands and United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- all serial numbers
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LWP
- Firm FEI
- 2124215
- Firm city
- Saint Paul
- Firm state
- MN
- 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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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