FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure: Medtronic, Viva Quadripolar Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Product Model VIVAXTCRT-D DTBA1D1, DTBA1D4 VIVASCRT-D DTBB1D1, DTBB1D4 Product Usage: The Medtronic Viva CRT -D dual chamber, implantable cardioverter defibrillator with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT -D) is a multiprogrammable cardiac device that monitors and regulates the patients heart rate by providing single or dual chamber, rate responsive bradycardia pacing; sequential biventricular pacing; ventricular tachyarrhythmia therapies; and atrial tachyarrhythmia therapies.
- Recall number
- Z-2650-2016
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
- Product
- Medtronic, Viva Quadripolar Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Product Model VIVAXTCRT-D DTBA1D1, DTBA1D4 VIVASCRT-D DTBB1D1, DTBB1D4 Product Usage: The Medtronic Viva CRT -D dual chamber, implantable cardioverter defibrillator with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT -D) is a multiprogrammable cardiac device that monitors and regulates the patients heart rate by providing single or dual chamber, rate responsive bradycardia pacing; sequential biventricular pacing; ventricular tachyarrhythmia therapies; and atrial tachyarrhythmia therapies.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-08-12
- Posted
- 2016-08-25
- Terminated
- 2017-01-20
- Reason
- 78 Viva CRT -Ds and Evera ICDs that were manufactured with a specific subset of circuit components may experience rapid battery depletion due to a low resistance path developing within the circuit component. There have been seven (7) confirmed failures (9%) through July 16, 2016. Reported complications have included shortness of breath, pocket heating, low heart rate, and early device explant.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Consignees were sent or hand delivered on August 12, 2016 a Medtronic "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated August 2016. The letter was addressed to Physician. The letter described the problem and the devices involved in the recall. The letter described a number of "Patient Management Recommendations". For questions contact your local Medtronic Representative or Medtronic Technical Services at 800-723-4636.
- Quantity
- 78 (39 US, 39 OUS)
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of US: AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, MN, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, PR, TX. and countries of: Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Name: Viva XT CRT -D . Models: DTBA1D4, DTBA1D1. Serial Numbers: BLF203128H, BLF204746H, BLE202888H, BLE202889H, BLE202890H, BLE202901H, BLE202941H, BLE202947H, BLE202954H, BLE202958H, BLE202961H, BLE202962H, BLE202964H, BLE202981H, BLE202987H, BLE202989H, BLE202990H, BLE202991H, BLE203019H, BLE203026H, BLE203027H, BLE203029H, BLE203032H, BLE203046H, BLE203052H, BLE203073H Product Name: Viva S CRT-D. Models: DTBB1D4, DTBB1D1. Serial Numbers: BLO202272H, BLN202206H.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P010031S318"]
- Product code
- LWS
- Firm FEI
- 2182208
- Firm city
- Mounds View
- 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
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
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