The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1453-2021·Announced 2021-04-28

BIOTRONIK IPERIA 7 ICDs Recalled for Premature Battery Depletion

BIOTRONIK Inc is recalling 2,881 IPERIA 7 ICDs and CRT-Ds due to a potential for premature battery depletion.

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 involves a Class II medical device with a potential for premature battery depletion, which poses a risk of harm if the device fails to treat life-threatening arrhythmias, but no injuries or illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

BIOTRONIK Inc is recalling 2,881 units of the BIOTRONIK IPERIA 7, DR-T DF4 ProMRI (REF 392423) medical devices. These devices are intended to provide ventricular tachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation for the automatic treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.

The recall is issued because there is a potential for premature battery depletion in these Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds). The affected devices were distributed nationwide in the United States and worldwide.

Patients with these specific devices should contact their healthcare provider or BIOTRONIK Inc for further instructions regarding the recall and necessary follow-up care.

The recalled product

Product
BIOTRONIK IPERIA 7, DR-T DF4 ProMRI, REF 392423, UDI: 04035479128913 - Product Usage: intended to provide ventricular tachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation for automatic treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
Manufacturer
BIOTRONIK Inc
Affected units
2,881

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 25 recalled by BIOTRONIK 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 25 products in this recall →