Reported Aug 31, 2016 · Terminated

Medtronic, Evera Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Product Model EVERA XT DDBB1D1, DDBB1D4, DDBB2D1, DDBB2D4,…

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

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: Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure · 8200 Coral Sea St NE · Mounds View, MN · 55112-4391

Is this the product you have?

  • Medtronic, Evera
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
    • Product Model EVERA XT DDBB1D1
    • DDBB1D4
    • DDBB2D1
    • DDBB2D4
    • DVBB2D4
    • DVBB1D1. EVERA S DDBC3D1
  • DDBC3D4 Product UsageThe Medtronic Evera DR dual chamber and Evera VR single chamber, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (lCD) are a family of multiprogrammable cardiac devices that monitor and regulate the patients heart rate by providing dual or single chamber rate-responsive bradycardia pacing; ventricular tachyarrhythmia therapies; and atrial tachyarrhythmia therapies (dual-chamber devices only)
Lot codes and dates
  • Product NameEvera XT DR lCD
  • Models
    • DDBB1D4
    • DDBB1D1
    • DDBB2D4
    • DDBB2D1
  • Serial Numbers
    • BWC202738H
    • BWC202754H
    • BWB202998H
    • BWB203157H
    • BWB203167H
    • BWB203173H
    • BWB203186H
    • BWE601558S
    • BWE601571S
    • BWE601578S
    • BWE601579S
    • BWE601581S
    • BWE601589S
    • BWE601591S
    • BWE601594S
    • BWE601600S
    • BWE601605S
    • BWD602122S
  • Product NameEvera S DR lCD
  • Models
    • DDBC3D1
    • DDBC3D4
  • Serial Numbers
    • BWG600597S
    • BWF600969S
    • BWF600970S
    • BWF600972S
    • BWF600973S
    • BWF600975S
    • BWF600977S
    • BWF600978S
    • BWF600979S
    • BWF600983S
    • BWF600984S
    • BWF600985S
    • BWF600987S
    • BWF600989S
    • BWF600991S
    • BWF600992S
    • BWF600996S
    • BWF601001S
  • Product NameEvera XT VR lCD
  • Models
    • DVBB1D1
    • DVBB2D4
  • Serial Numbers
    • BWI201423H
    • BWI201436H
    • BW1201440H
    • BWI201451H
    • BWI201454H
    • BWI201462H
    • BWI201473H
    • BWJ601102S
    • BWJ601108S
    • BWJ601112S
    • BWJ601479S
    • BWJ601101S
    • BWJ601103S
    • BWJ601106S
Amount recalled
78 (39 US, 39 OUS)

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

Why it was recalled

78 Viva CRT -Ds and Evera ICDs that were manufactured with a specific subset of circuit components may experience rapid battery depletion due to a low resistance path developing within the circuit component. There have been seven (7) confirmed failures (9%) through July 16, 2016. Reported complications have included shortness of breath, pocket heating, low heart rate, and early device explant.

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 Jan 20, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:48 PM UTC

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