FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
St Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division: Ellipse, Tiered-therapy Cardioverter/Defibrillator, REF (UDI/GTIN): CD1377-36QC (05414734507646), CD2411-36C (05414734507585), CD1277-36 (05414734506045), CD1377-36C (05414734507622), CD2277-36Q (05414734505932), CD2377-36QC (05414734507523), with Merlin Patient Care System with software model 3330
- Recall number
- Z-1351-2020
- Recalling firm
- St Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division
- Product
- Ellipse, Tiered-therapy Cardioverter/Defibrillator, REF (UDI/GTIN): CD1377-36QC (05414734507646), CD2411-36C (05414734507585), CD1277-36 (05414734506045), CD1377-36C (05414734507622), CD2277-36Q (05414734505932), CD2377-36QC (05414734507523), with Merlin Patient Care System with software model 3330
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-01-22
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-12-17
- Reason
- Past updates to programmers and transmitters may lead some implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) to lose wireless radiofrequency (RF) communication; which means patients can no longer be interrogated with wireless RF telemetry or monitored remotely.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Starting on 01/22/20, Important Medical Device Correction notices were hand delivered by the recalling firm's sales representatives. Physicians were informed that the recalling firm developed a software patch for programmers which restores wireless RF communication capability in affected devices. Device explant is not required for the update. The recalling firm will assist in updating programmer software and restoring wireless RF communication for affected devices. Correction notices recommend working with firm representatives to help correct affected devices during the patient's next regularly scheduled visit. Physicians were asked to complete and return the Acknowledgement Forms and to retain the correction notice. Customers with additional questions were encouraged to call Technical Support at 1-800-722-3774.
- Quantity
- 256
- Distribution
- U.S.: WV, MS, TX, DE, OH, AZ, MI, NC, KY, WA, NY, CA, IN, MO, MD, NJ, FL, PA, OK. O.U.S.: United Kingdom, Turkey, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Pakistan, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Greece, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Australia
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial #: 1138400, 1138406, 1138391, 1138393, 1138403, 1138366, 1138387, 1138396, 1138386, 1138399, 1138374, 1138362, 1138368, 1138397, 1138401, 1138372, 1138375, 1138382, 1138380, 1138405, 1138377, 1138371, 1138390, 1138398, 1138367, 1138395, 1138389, 1138379, 1138370, 1138388, 1138364, 1138373, 1138385, 1138394, 1138381, 1138404, 1138392, 1138384, 1138376, 1138369, 1138365, 1138465, 1138620, 1138573, 1138590, 1138407, 1138408, 1138409, 1138411, 1138412, 1138413, 1138415, 1138416, 1138417, 1138419, 1138421, 1138422, 1138423, 1138424, 1138429, 1138431, 1138435, 1138436, 1138437, 1138441, 1138442, 1138467, 1138468, 1138469, 1138513, 1138612, 1138613, 1138615, 1138616, 1138617, 1138624, 1138626, 1138420, 1138587, 1138628, 1138510, 1138619, 1138428, 1138432, 1138433, 1138445, 1138446, 1138447, 1138449, 1138451, 1138455, 1138466, 1138470, 1138471, 1138474, 1138479, 1138488, 1138502, 1138507, 1138523, 1138538, 1138544, 1138548, 1138556, 1138575, 1138576, 1138577, 1138580, 1138597, 1138599, 1138608, 1138495, 1138503, 1138547, 1138563, 1138565, 1138581, 1138585, 1138543, 1138461, 1138501, 1138505, 1138508, 1138545, 1138546, 1138553, 1138557, 1138566, 1138567, 1138583, 1138588, 1138486, 1138489, 1138490, 1138491, 1138496, 1138497, 1138500, 1138542, 1138549, 1138550, 1138551, 1138555, 1138559, 1138560, 1138561, 1138564, 1138570, 1138579, 1138582, 1138586, 1138611, 1138618, 1138472, 1138482, 1138595, 1138589, 1138614, 1138434, 1138440, 1138443, 1138448, 1138450, 1138452, 1138453, 1138456, 1138457, 1138458, 1138459, 1138460, 1138462, 1138463, 1138464, 1138473, 1138476, 1138478, 1138480, 1138481, 1138514, 1138515, 1138516, 1138518, 1138519, 1138520, 1138521, 1138522, 1138524, 1138525, 1138526, 1138527, 1138528, 1138529, 1138530, 1138531, 1138532, 1138533, 1138534, 1138536, 1138537, 1138539, 1138540, 1138594, 1138596, 1138600, 1138601, 1138602, 1138603, 1138604, 1138605, 1138606, 1138607, 1138609, 1138622, 1138623, 1138631, 1138632, 1138633, 1138634, 1138635, 1138636, 1138487, 1138494, 1138552, 1138554, 1138610, 1138621, 1138493, 1138499, 1138504, 1138569, 1138627, 1138484, 1138571, 1138425, 1138426, 1138438, 1138439, 1138444, 1138498, 1138492, 1138509, 1138541, 1138558, 1138562, 1138568, 1138584, 1138578, 1138511, 1138512, 1138572, 1138591, 1138592, 1138593, 1138625, 1138485, 1138574, 1138430, 1138598, 1138402, 1138363, 1138454, 1138410, 1138383, 1138378, 1138517, 1138535, 1138418, 1138506, 1138414, 1138427, 1138475, 1138477, 1138483, 1138630
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P910023S309"]
- Product code
- NVZ
- Firm FEI
- 2017865
- Firm city
- Sylmar
- Firm state
- CA
- 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