FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
LivaNova USA Inc: VNS Therapy SENTIVA Generator Model # 1000 Labeling 26-0009-6800 Model 1000 Generator Sample Labels 26-0009-9600 Patient s Manual for Depression 26-0009-9500 Patient s Manual for Epilepsy 76-0000-5000 VNS Therapy System Physician s Manual (refer to Attachment 1)
- Recall number
- Z-1118-2020
- Recalling firm
- LivaNova USA Inc
- Product
- VNS Therapy SENTIVA Generator Model # 1000 Labeling 26-0009-6800 Model 1000 Generator Sample Labels 26-0009-9600 Patient s Manual for Depression 26-0009-9500 Patient s Manual for Epilepsy 76-0000-5000 VNS Therapy System Physician s Manual (refer to Attachment 1)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2019-08-13
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2022-05-18
- Reason
- Firm identified a subset of its generators that were sterilized one additional sterilization cycle, which does not meet the firm's quality specifications.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- On 08/13/2019, the firm contacted via telephone hospitals/facilities of the immediate need to remove and replace the affected devices. Reference Firm email communication dated 1/27/2020. On 08/30/2019, prescribing physicians were telephone call with a follow-up email recommending replacement of the generators during an already planned or unrelated lead replacement surgery.
- Quantity
- 6 generators
- Distribution
- US: FL, GA, KS, MO, and UT. No OUS distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Serial No. UDI Model 1000 204460 01054250257504051119080317201205212044609910-0011-6102 Model 1000 183960 01054250257504051119080217200912211839609910-0011-6102 Model 1000 194980 01054250257504051119080217201030211949809910-0011-6102 Model 1000 204700 01054250257504051119080217201205212047009910-0011-6102 Model 1000 206720 01054250257504051119080317201219212067209910-0011-6102 Model 1000 213290 01054250257504051119080517210108212132909910-0011-6102
- 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
- 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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