Class I - Dangerous
The Merlin" 2 PCS model MER3700 is a portable, dedicated programming system designed to interrogate, program, display data from, and test Abbott Medical implantable medical devices during implant and follow-up.
St Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division
Class I - Dangerous
There is a potential for programmer software (Merlin PCS) and remote monitoring software application (Merlin.net) to display overestimated predicted battery longevity for certain pacemakers.
Class I - Dangerous
The Merlin" 2 PCS model MER3700 is a portable, dedicated programming system designed to interrogate, program, display data from, and test Abbott Medical implantable medical devices during implant and follow-up.
Class I - Dangerous
Bluetooth malfunction impacting Gallant devices post-implant. The failure causes the device to enter an inductive-only telemetry mode with a loss of Bluetooth communication. The Bluetooth malfunction results in the inability to remotely monitor these devices and resulted in reduced battery longevity.
Class I - Dangerous
Bluetooth malfunction impacting Gallant devices post-implant. The failure causes the device to enter an inductive-only telemetry mode with a loss of Bluetooth communication. The Bluetooth malfunction results in the inability to remotely monitor these devices and resulted in reduced battery longevity.
Class I - Dangerous
Due to a programmer software anomaly under very specific circumstance when executing a pacing capture Decrement Test in-clinic on implantable cardioverter and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices, the programmer may continue to execute the Decrement Test instead of terminating the test and restoring the permanent programmed pacing parameters.
Class I - Dangerous
Due to a programmer software anomaly under very specific circumstance when executing a pacing capture Decrement Test in-clinic on implantable cardioverter and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices, the programmer may continue to execute the Decrement Test instead of terminating the test and restoring the permanent programmed pacing parameters.
Class I - Dangerous
Bluetooth malfunction impacting Gallant devices post-implant. The failure causes the device to enter an inductive-only telemetry mode with a loss of Bluetooth communication. The Bluetooth malfunction results in the inability to remotely monitor these devices and resulted in reduced battery longevity.
Past updates to programmers and transmitters may lead some implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) to lose wireless radiofrequency (RF) communication; which means patients can no longer be interrogated with wireless RF telemetry or monitored remotely.
Devices inappropriately displayed a low battery indicator determined to be due to memory corruption.
Leads may have been compromised during the manufacturing process, with cuts in the insulation layer of the SVC shock coil.
Class I - Dangerous
Some devices exhibit backup VVI operation due to a backup reset.
Class I - Dangerous
Transmitter may initiate a software reset resulting in backup operation in some implanted St. Jude Medical Radio Frequency (RF) enabled Implantable Cardioverter Assura, Unify Assura, and Quadra Assura ICDs and Assurity and Allure Pacemakers.
An anomaly may result in delayed, partial, or no delivery of high voltage therapy. Internal damage to the high voltage capacitors, which may result in extended charge time, occurring during capacitor maintenance or charging for high voltage therapy. It may present as a vibratory patient notification and upon interrogation, a programmer or Merlin.net alert.