Reported Oct 29, 2014 · Terminated

Boston Scientific COGNIS CRT-D, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator, models N118, N119. The following…

Boston Scientific CRM Corp.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Boston Scientific CRM Corp · 4100 Hamline Ave N · Saint Paul, MN · 55112-5700

Is this the product you have?

  • Boston Scientific COGNIS CRT-D, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator, models N118, N119. The following
  • models are not available in the US
    • models N106
    • N107
    • P106
    • P107. Sterilized using ethylene oxide
  • Product UsageBoston Scientific cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) are indicated for patients with moderate to severe heart failure who remain symptomatic despite stable, optimal heart failure drug therapy and have left ventricular dysfunction and QRS duration > or equal to 120 ms. This family of pulse generators provide
  • a variety of therapies including-Ventricular tachyarrhythmia therapy, which is used to treat rhythms associated with sudden cardiac death such as VT and VF; -Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT), which treats heart failure by resynchronizing ventricular contractions through biventricular electrical stimulation; -Bradycardia pacing, including adaptive rate pacing, to detect and treat bradyarrhythmias and to provide cardiac rate support after defibrillation therapy
Lot codes and dates
  • Model N106 - Serial numbers
    • 222276
    • 222277
    • 222279
    • 222280
    • 222282
    • 222283
    • 222286
    • 222289
    • 222290
    • 222291
    • 222292
    • 222293
    • 222295
    • 222311
    • 222312
    • 222314
    • 222315
    • 222316
    • 222318
    • 222320
    • 222321
    • 222324
    • 222325
    • 222335
    • 222338
    • 222340
    • 222342
    • 222343
    • 222346
    • 222361
    • 222363
    • 222366
    • 222372
    • 222374
    • 222409
  • Model N107 - Serial numbers

    183 of 183 codes

    • 100278
    • 100279
    • 100280
    • 100281
    • 100282
    • 100283
    • 100284
    • 100285
    • 100286
    • 100287
    • 100288
    • 100289
    • 100290
    • 100291
    • 100293
    • 100294
    • 100295
    • 100297
    • 100298
    • 100299
    • 100300
    • 100301
    • 100303
    • 100304
    • 100305
    • 100306
    • 100307
    • 100308
    • 100309
    • 100311
    • 100312
    • 100314
    • 100315
    • 100317
    • 100318
    • 100319
    • 100320
    • 100321
    • 100322
    • 100324
    • 100325
    • 100327
    • 100328
    • 100329
    • 100330
    • 100331
    • 100333
    • 100334
    • 100335
    • 100336
    • 100408
    • 100409
    • 100410
    • 100411
    • 100413
    • 100414
    • 100417
    • 100418
    • 100419
    • 100420
  • Model N108 - Serial numbers
    • 666667
    • 666668
    • 666669
    • 666670
    • 666671
    • 666672
    • 666673
    • 666675
    • 666676
    • 666677
    • 666678
    • 666679
    • 666680
    • 666681
    • 666682
    • 666683
    • 666684
    • 666685
    • 666686
    • 666687
    • 666688
    • 666689
    • 666690
    • 666691
    • 666693
    • 666694
    • 666695
    • 666696
    • 666697
    • 666699
    • 666700
    • 666702
    • 666703
    • 666704
    • 666705
    • 666706
    • 666707
    • 666708
    • 666710
    • 666711
    • 666713
    • 666714
    • 666715
    • 666716
    • 666717
    • 666718
    • 666719
    • 666720
    • 666721
  • Model N118 - Serial numbers

    1,846 of 1,846 codes

    • 565136
    • 565138
    • 565140
    • 565146
    • 565149
    • 565151
    • 565152
    • 565154
    • 565155
    • 565157
    • 565158
    • 565160
    • 565163
    • 565164
    • 565165
    • 565167
    • 565168
    • 565170
    • 565173
    • 565176
    • 565177
    • 565178
    • 565179
    • 565181
    • 565182
    • 565186
    • 565187
    • 565188
    • 565189
    • 565190
    • 565191
    • 565192
    • 565193
    • 565194
    • 565197
    • 565198
    • 565199
    • 565200
    • 565202
    • 565204
    • 565209
    • 565210
    • 565319
    • 565320
    • 565321
    • 565326
    • 565328
    • 565329
    • 565330
    • 565331
    • 565332
    • 565334
    • 565335
    • 565336
    • 565337
    • 565338
    • 565339
    • 565342
    • 565343
    • 565344
  • Model N119 - Serial numbers

    1,939 of 1,939 codes

    • 048289
    • 048292
    • 048294
    • 048295
    • 048296
    • 048297
    • 048298
    • 048299
    • 048300
    • 048302
    • 048303
    • 048304
    • 048306
    • 048307
    • 048308
    • 048309
    • 048310
    • 048311
    • 048312
    • 048313
    • 048314
    • 048315
    • 048318
    • 048319
    • 048323
    • 048325
    • 048326
    • 048330
    • 048332
    • 048336
    • 048337
    • 048338
    • 048341
    • 048344
    • 048408
    • 048410
    • 048412
    • 048413
    • 048414
    • 048415
    • 048416
    • 048418
    • 048419
    • 048420
    • 048422
    • 048423
    • 048425
    • 048426
    • 048428
    • 048430
    • 048434
    • 048436
    • 048440
    • 048442
    • 048444
    • 048447
    • 048534
    • 048535
    • 048537
    • 048538
Amount recalled
31,144 total

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Boston Scientific identified a subset of COGNISTM CRT-Ds and TELIGENTM ICDs that had experienced an increased rate of premature battery depletion due to compromised performance of a low voltage (LV) capacitor. Boston Scientific updated their August 2013 Physician communication to include additional devices that may experience premature battery depletion due to compromised performance of a low volt

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Feb 20, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:07 PM UTC

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