On June 23, 2005, Guidant Corp. announced a recall of the Guidant Prizm AVT, Guidant Vitality AVT, and Guidant Contak Renewal AVT due to a memory error that can cause the devices to malfunction.. This page has the latest information on defective Guidant AVT heart defibrillators.
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| The device can fail due to a memory error that limits available therapy. | ||||||||||||||
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Guidant Corp. reported on June 24, 2005 that it had received 2 confirmed reports of failures worldwide. That number was increased to 6 on August 8, 2005.
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The devices recalled may be specific to certain serial numbers and/or manufactured dates. |
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Guidant is developing a non-invasive software solution for Vitality AVT and Renewal AVT devices. The company expects the software to be available by the end of 2005. The company will not be developing a software solution for the Prizm AVT. |
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The following information is provided by Guidant Corporation.
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- Contak Renewal
- Contak Renewal 2
- Contak Renewal 3
- Contak Renewal 3 AVT
- Contak Renewal 3 CRT-D
- Contak Renewal 3 HE CRT-D
- Contak Renewal 4
- Contak Renewal 4 AVT
- Contak TR
- Discovery
- Discovery II
- Insignia
- Intelis II
- Meridian
- Nexus
- Pulsar
- Pulsar Max II
- Renewal 3 AVT
- Renewal 4 AVT
- Renewal RF
- Ventak Prizm 2 DR
- Ventak Prizm AVT
- Virtus Plus II
- Vitality 2 DR
- Vitality 2 VR
- Vitality AVT
- Vitality DS DR
- Vitality EL DR