device on recall

just discovered (myself) that my guidant insignia is on recall (my serial number is specifically) I'd had device failure (complete loss of telemetry) which is specifically mentioned in the recall although this only appeared within this last 6 months and has progressed from intermittent to complete. I've had my pacer for 4 years, has anyone else had their device fail this late on after the recall? (mine was in the initial batch of recalled devices implanted before march 2004)


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Late failure

by ElectricFrank - 2008-01-01 01:01:34

It is certainly possible that yours has gone this long before failing. In any case you don't want to be without telemetry. You have no way of knowing battery condition or whether anything else is failing.

telemetry

by Seska - 2008-01-05 03:01:55

thanks, I'm at the pacing clinic in about a week's time to see a Guidant rep so we'll see what happens at that point.
I think the device may have failed anywhere up to a year ago, when telemetry became intermittent at that point, progressing to complete failure in december.

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