Reported Aug 14, 2019 · Terminated

MED EL Cochlear Implant System, Mi1000 MED EL CONCERTO, sold under the following implant types

MED-EL Elektromedizinische Gereate, GmbH

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: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Gereate, Gmbh · Furstenweg 77a · Innsbruck, N/A · N/A

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MED EL Cochlear Implant System, Mi1000 MED EL CONCERTO, sold under the following implant types

7 of 7 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Mil000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEX28
2Mi1000 CONCERTO +FLEX28
3Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEXsoft
4Mil000 CONCERTO +Standard
5Mil000 CONCERTO +Medium
6Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +Standard
7M11000 CONCERTO +Compressed Product Usage: The Mi1000 CONCERTO Implant is an implantable part of the MED EL Cochlear Implant System and can only be used together with compatible MED EL external components. The MED EL Cochlear Implant System is intended to evoke auditory sensations via electrical stimulation of the auditory pathways for severely to profoundly hearing impaired individuals who obtain little or no benefit from acoustic amplification in the best aided condition.
Lot codes and dates

7 of 7 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Mil000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEX28, Serial Number 510312
2Mi1000 CONCERTO +FLEX28, Serial Number 518214
3Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +FLEXsoft, Serial Number 531793
4Mil000 CONCERTO +Standard, Serial Number 510079
5Mil000 CONCERTO +Medium, Serial Number 532046
6Mi1000 CONCERTO PIN +Standard, Serial Number 535616
7M11000 CONCERTO +Compressed, Serial Number 538434
Amount recalled
7 devices

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

Why it was recalled

Devices were distributed despite the Helium-fine leak test results not being within the cochlear implant standards specification.

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 May 22, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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