St Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-1351-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Ellipse, Tiered-therapy Cardioverter/Defibrillator, REF (UDI/GTIN): CD1377-36QC (05414734507646), CD2411-36C (05414734507585), CD1277-36 (05414734506045), CD1377-36C (05414734507622), CD2277-36Q (05414734505932), CD2377-36QC (05414734507523), with Merlin Patient Care System with software model 3330

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 22, 2020

Date Posted: March 4, 2020

Recall Number: Z-1351-2020

Event ID: 84849

Reason for Recall:

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 256

Code Information:

Serial #: 1138400, 1138406, 1138391, 1138393, 1138403, 1138366, 1138387, 1138396, 1138386, 1138399, 1138374, 1138362, 1138368, 1138397, 1138401, 1138372, 1138375, 1138382, 1138380, 1138405, 1138377, 1138371, 1138390, 1138398, 1138367, 1138395, 1138389, 1138379, 1138370, 1138388, 1138364, 1138373, 1138385, 1138394, 1138381, 1138404, 1138392, 1138384, 1138376, 1138369, 1138365, 1138465, 1138620, 1138573, 1138590, 1138407, 1138408, 1138409, 1138411, 1138412, 1138413, 1138415, 1138416, 1138417, 1138419, 1138421, 1138422, 1138423, 1138424, 1138429, 1138431, 1138435, 1138436, 1138437, 1138441, 1138442, 1138467, 1138468, 1138469, 1138513, 1138612, 1138613, 1138615, 1138616, 1138617, 1138624, 1138626, 1138420, 1138587, 1138628, 1138510, 1138619, 1138428, 1138432, 1138433, 1138445, 1138446, 1138447, 1138449, 1138451, 1138455, 1138466, 1138470, 1138471, 1138474, 1138479, 1138488, 1138502, 1138507, 1138523, 1138538, 1138544, 1138548, 1138556, 1138575, 1138576, 1138577, 1138580, 1138597, 1138599, 1138608, 1138495, 1138503, 1138547, 1138563, 1138565, 1138581, 1138585, 1138543, 1138461, 1138501, 1138505, 1138508, 1138545, 1138546, 1138553, 1138557, 1138566, 1138567, 1138583, 1138588, 1138486, 1138489, 1138490, 1138491, 1138496, 1138497, 1138500, 1138542, 1138549, 1138550, 1138551, 1138555, 1138559, 1138560, 1138561, 1138564, 1138570, 1138579, 1138582, 1138586, 1138611, 1138618, 1138472, 1138482, 1138595, 1138589, 1138614, 1138434, 1138440, 1138443, 1138448, 1138450, 1138452, 1138453, 1138456, 1138457, 1138458, 1138459, 1138460, 1138462, 1138463, 1138464, 1138473, 1138476, 1138478, 1138480, 1138481, 1138514, 1138515, 1138516, 1138518, 1138519, 1138520, 1138521, 1138522, 1138524, 1138525, 1138526, 1138527, 1138528, 1138529, 1138530, 1138531, 1138532, 1138533, 1138534, 1138536, 1138537, 1138539, 1138540, 1138594, 1138596, 1138600, 1138601, 1138602, 1138603, 1138604, 1138605, 1138606, 1138607, 1138609, 1138622, 1138623, 1138631, 1138632, 1138633, 1138634, 1138635, 1138636, 1138487, 1138494, 1138552, 1138554, 1138610, 1138621, 1138493, 1138499, 1138504, 1138569, 1138627, 1138484, 1138571, 1138425, 1138426, 1138438, 1138439, 1138444, 1138498, 1138492, 1138509, 1138541, 1138558, 1138562, 1138568, 1138584, 1138578, 1138511, 1138512, 1138572, 1138591, 1138592, 1138593, 1138625, 1138485, 1138574, 1138430, 1138598, 1138402, 1138363, 1138454, 1138410, 1138383, 1138378, 1138517, 1138535, 1138418, 1138506, 1138414, 1138427, 1138475, 1138477, 1138483, 1138630

Distribution Pattern:

U.S.: WV, MS, TX, DE, OH, AZ, MI, NC, KY, WA, NY, CA, IN, MO, MD, NJ, FL, PA, OK. O.U.S.: United Kingdom, Turkey, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Pakistan, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, Greece, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Australia

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated