Guidant Pacemakers
Guidant has issued a mandatory recall of nearly 80 of its Pacemaker models following reports of significant health risks. Patients with affected devices may experience serious health complications. Guidant confirmed that the loss of pacing output in some units caused patients to faint or lose consciousness, requiring hospitalization in several instances. The manufacturer also received reports in which heart failure may have developed from a period of sustained high rate pacing.
Due to these reports, Guidant recalled the following Pacemaker models:
- Pulsar Max (Models 1170, 1171, 1270)
- Pulsar (Models 0470, 0870, 0970, 0972, 1172, 1272)
- Discovery (Models 1174, 1175, 1273, 1274, 1275)
- Meridian (Models 0476, 0976, 1176, 1276)
- Pulsar Max II (Models 1180, 1181, 1280)
- Discovery II (Models 0481, 0981, 1184, 1186, 1187, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286)
- Virtus Plus II (Models 1380, 1480)
- Intelis II (Models 1483, 1484, 1485, 1384, 1385, 1349, 1499)
- Contak TR (Model 1241)
Insignia Guidant Pacemaker Recall:
- Entra SSI (Models 0484, 0485)
- Entra DDD (Models 0985, 0986)
- Entra SR (Models 1195, 1198)
- Entra DR (Models 1294, 1295, 1296)
- Ultra SR (Model 1190)
- Ultra DR (Models 1290, 1291)
- Plus SR (Model 1194)
- Plus DR (Models 1297, 1298)
- AVT SSI (Model 482)
- AVT VDD (Model 882)
- AVT DDD (Model 982)
- AVT SR (Model 1192)
- AVT DR (Model 1292)
- Nexus Guidant Pacemaker Recall:
- Entra SSI (Models 1325, 1326)
- Entra DDD (Models 1425, 1426)
- Entra SR (Models 1395, 1398)
- Entra DR (Models 1466, 1494, 1495)
- Ultra SR (Model 1390)
- Ultra DR (Model 1490, 1491)
- Plus SR (Model 1394)
- Plus DR (Models 1467, 1468)
- AVT SSI (Model 1328)
- AVT VDD (Model 1428)
- AVT DDD (Model 1432)
- AVT SR (Model 1392)
- AVT DR (Model 1492)
If you or a loved one have experienced any major side effects as a result of a defective Guidant Pacemaker, please call us at (800) 966-4999 or fill out the form for immediate attention to your case.
