Reported Nov 2, 2016 · Terminated

Fortify VR, Model No. CD1231-40, CD1231-40Q. Fortify ST VR, Model No. CD1241-40, CD1241-40Q. Fortify Assura VR, Model…

St Jude Medical Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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: St Jude Medical Inc. · 15900 Valley View Ct · Sylmar, CA · 91342-3577

Is this the product you have?

7 of 7 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
CD1231-40CD1231-40Q. Fortify ST VR
CD1241-40CD1241-40Q. Fortify Assura VR
CD1257-40CD1257-40Q, CD1357-40C. Fortify Assura ST VR
CD1263-40CD1263-40Q, CD1363-40, CD1363-40Q. Fortify DR
CD2231-40CD2231-40Q. Fortify ST DR
CD2241-40CD-2241-40Q, CD2263-40, CD2363-40C, CD2363-40Q. Fortify Assura DR
CD2257-40CD2257-40Q, CD2357-40C, CD2357-40Q. Fortify and Fortify Assura implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDS) are intended to provided ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation for automated treatment of life threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The devices may also be programmed to provide single or dual chamber bradycardia pacing. Unify and Unify Assura cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRTDs) are intended to provide ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation for automated treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The devices may also be programmed to provide single or dual chamber bradycardia pacing, in additional to cardiac resynchronization therapy via left ventricular pacing
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial

    4,074 of 4,074 codes

    • 607591
    • 607592
    • 607593
    • 607594
    • 607595
    • 607596
    • 607597
    • 607598
    • 607599
    • 607600
    • 607801
    • 607802
    • 607803
    • 607804
    • 607805
    • 607806
    • 607807
    • 607808
    • 607809
    • 607810
    • 607811
    • 607812
    • 607813
    • 607814
    • 607815
    • 607816
    • 607817
    • 607818
    • 607819
    • 607820
    • 607911
    • 607912
    • 607913
    • 607914
    • 607915
    • 607916
    • 607917
    • 607918
    • 607919
    • 607920
    • 607921
    • 607922
    • 607923
    • 607924
    • 607925
    • 607927
    • 607928
    • 607929
    • 607930
    • 608221
    • 608222
    • 608223
    • 608224
    • 608225
    • 608226
    • 608227
    • 608228
    • 608229
    • 608230
    • 608231
Amount recalled
204,785 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

St Jude Medical is recalling implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices because they are subject to premature battery depletion due to lithium cluster with the battery causing a short circuit.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Sep 27, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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