The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0586-2018·Announced 2018-02-28

Medtronic Recalls Claria MRI CRT-Ds Due to Therapy Prevention Risk

Medtronic is recalling 951 Claria MRI CRT-Ds because a defect may prevent the devices from delivering high or low voltage therapy.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, and involves a structural defect in a life-sustaining medical device that could prevent critical therapy.

Plain-English summary

Medtronic Inc. is recalling 951 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) known as Claria MRI. The affected devices are labeled as Claria MRI CRT-D DF1 (Product No. DTMA1D1), Claria MRI Quad CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTMA1QQ), Claria MRI CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTMA1D4), and Claria MRI Quad CRT-D DF1 (Product No. DTMA1Q1). These implantable devices are designed to automatically detect and treat episodes of ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, fast ventricular tachycardia, and bradyarrhythmia, with some providing resynchronization therapy.

The recall is issued because of a possible prevention of high and low voltage therapy in the devices. This defect could interfere with the device's ability to deliver necessary electrical treatments for heart rhythm issues. The devices were distributed nationwide in the United States.

Patients with these specific devices should contact their healthcare provider or Medtronic for instructions on how to proceed. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds), Claria MRI. Labeled as the following: a. Claria MRI CRT-D DF1 (Product No. DTMA1D1); b. Claria MRI Quad CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTMA1QQ); EXPANSION: c. Claria MRI CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTMA1D4); d. Claria
Affected units
951

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 (20)

  • RPT200308H
  • RPT201033H
  • RPT202625H
  • RPT201913H
  • RPT202623H
  • RPT202624H
  • RPT202627H
  • RPT202626H)
  • 00643169929531 (Serial No. RPT202182H)
  • RPA200472H
  • RPA200673H
  • RPA201732H
  • RPA201733H
  • RPA202258H
  • RPA202454H
  • RPA202455H
  • RPA202649H
  • RPA202650H
  • RPA202651H
  • RPA202652H

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) 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 8 products in this recall →