Reported Jul 4, 2018 · Terminated

Fortify Assura, Sterile EO, Model #/ Part #

St Jude Medical Inc.

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

Is this the product you have?

Fortify Assura, Sterile EO, Model #/ Part #

32 of 32 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1CD1257-40/100042322, 100059623
2CD1257-40Q/100042341, 100059535
3CD1259-40/100041914, 100042338, 100059536, 100059646, 100081567
4CD1259-40Q/100041931, 100042339, 100059537, 100059620, 100059626, 100078685
5CD1263-40/100042948
6CD1263-40Q/100042949
7CD1357-40C/100080365, 100080377, 100083441
8CD1357-40Q/100080389, 100080390, 100083388
9CD1359-40/100078740, 100083267, 100096839
10CD1359-40C/100078500, 100078969, 100079372, 100079373, 100083442, 100083443, 100117545
11CD1359-40Q/100078804, 100079155, 100079413, 100083445, 100096884
12CD1359-40QC/100078603, 100079145, 100079146, 100079239, 100083405, 100083444, 100117632, 100127000, 100127065
13CD1363-40C/100080349
14CD1363-40Q/100080317
15CD1391-40C/100080756
16CD1391-40QC/100080783
17CD2257-40/100042337, 100059839
18CD2257-40Q/100042342, 100059842
19CD2259-40/100041893, 100042308, 100059794, 100059907, 100082567
20CD2259-40Q/100041894, 100042309, 100059845, 100059873, 100078610
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial #:

    3,647 of 3,647 codes

    • 1045139
    • 1035604
    • 1045175
    • 1050029
    • 1035597
    • 1062191
    • 1064271
    • 1064263
    • 1064272
    • 1032866
    • 1064264
    • 1086176
    • 1115280
    • 1018022
    • 842863
    • 1086165
    • 1035596
    • 842871
    • 1062207
    • 1062214
    • 1044143
    • 1062196
    • 1050028
    • 1050023
    • 1035567
    • 1044127
    • 1045141
    • 1062216
    • 1045177
    • 1032860
    • 1086168
    • 1062215
    • 1064274
    • 1062198
    • 1106554
    • 1035615
    • 1044125
    • 1062212
    • 1086160
    • 1051918
    • 1045150
    • 1045145
    • 1018026
    • 1086161
    • 1044134
    • 1032871
    • 1026649
    • 1045148
    • 1045174
    • 1035588
    • 1044150
    • 1062219
    • 1045151
    • 1050020
    • 1101094
    • 1026650
    • 1086177
    • 1026645
    • 1062230
    • 1062226
Amount recalled
131093

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The firm is releasing new firmware for high voltage implantable cardiac devices (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) intended to strengthen security by providing an additional layer of protection against unauthorized device access. For older generation devices not capable of accepting the firmware, the firm is advising customers of the option to permanently disable the RF communication capability in these devices.

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 Mar 8, 2024 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:53 PM UTC

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