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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0024-2018·Announced 2017-10-25

St. Jude Medical Proclaim DRG Implantable Pulse Generator Battery Indicator Recall

St. Jude Medical is recalling 1,744 Proclaim DRG Implantable Pulse Generators because the battery indicator status may be inaccurate.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves a risk of harm (inaccurate battery status) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

St. Jude Medical, Inc. is recalling 1,744 Proclaim DRG Implantable Pulse Generator Model 3664 devices. The recall is due to errors in the longevity estimations provided by the Clinician Programmer (CP) or Patient Controller (PC). These errors can cause the battery indicator status to be overestimated or underestimated in certain situations.

The affected devices were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States. The recall includes serial numbers implanted prior to September 12, 2017. A list of foreign consignees will be provided by the firm at a later time.

Patients with these devices should contact their healthcare provider to discuss the potential impact on battery monitoring. The source text does not specify specific consumer actions beyond the general context of a medical device recall.

The recalled product

Product
Proclaim DRG Implantable Pulse Generator Model 3664
Affected units
1,744

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (2)

  • Serials implanted prior to September 12
  • 2017 are considered part of this advisory

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by St. Jude Medical, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 3 products in this recall →