Reported Aug 14, 2019 · Terminated

MED EL Cochlear Implant System, PULSARci100 Standard - Product Usage: The PULSARci100 Implant is an implantable part of…

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

Is this the product you have?

  • MED EL Cochlear Implant System
  • PULSARci100 Standard - Product UsageThe PULSARci100 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
  • Serial Number 202001
Amount recalled
1 device

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, 6:47 PM UTC

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