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Safety Alerts

Safety Notice Regarding Medtronic ICDs and CRT-Ds

Medtronic has distributed notification regarding the potential for reduced- or no-energy output during high voltage (HV) therapy (typically 0-12J) in implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and…

May 10, 2023

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Merlin Patient Care System (PCS) Programmer and Merlin 2 PCS Programmer When Used with Gallant, Neutrino NxT, or Entrant Devices

Abbott has detected a software anomaly in the MerlinTM and MerlinTM 2 Patient Care System (PCS) programmers that have software versions supporting GallantTM, NeutrinoTM NxT,…

March 23, 2023

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Update to Safety Notice for Subset of Zenex, Assurity and Endurity Pacemakers

Abbott recently isssued a follow up to the July 2022 Field Safety Notice affecting a specific subset of Zenex™, Assurity™, and Endurity™ pacemakers.

December 21, 2022

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Abbott Zenex™, Assurity™, and Endurity™  Pacemakers Manufactured Outside the U.S.

Abbott is notifying clinicians of the potential for device malfunction which may impact a specific subset of pacemakers of Zenex™, Assurity™, and Endurity™ families.

August 12, 2022

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Safety Notice Regarding Medtronic Cobalt XT, Cobalt, and Crome ICDs and CRT-Ds

Medtronic has notified health care professionals of the potential for Intermittent- Reduced-Energy Shock during high-voltage (HV) therapy for Cobalt and Crome implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)…

June 23, 2022

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Merlin Programmer Software and Merlin.net Remote Monitoring Application in the Accent/Anthem and Endurity/Assurity/Allure Family

Abbott has identified the potential for programmer software (MerlinTM PCS) and remote monitoring software applications (Merlin.net) to display overestimated predicted battery longevity for certain pacemakers.

June 21, 2022

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Safety Notice Regarding Subset of Abbott Assurity and Endurity Pacemakers Manufactured Between 2015 and 2018

On March 15, 2021, Abbott announced a safety notice that some Assurity and Endurity pacemakers manufactured between 2015 and 2018 experienced moisture ingress into the…

October 7, 2021

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Safety Advisories Notice: Medtronic Reveal LINQ with TruRhythm (LNQ11) and LINQ II (LNQ22)

Medtronic has announced a medical device correction for the LINQ and LINQ II insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs).

June 22, 2021

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Medical Device Advisories Regarding Certain Boston Scientific Pacemakers

Boston Scientific (BSC) recently announced two distinct, unrelated medical device advisories related to certain pacemakers and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps).

June 21, 2021

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FDA Issues Communication on CIEDs and Certain Consumer Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a communication on potential interactions between certain cell phones and smart watches.

May 13, 2021