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CONTAK RENEWAL Recall
CONTAK RENEWAL devices are subject to the Guidant recall and are defective due to a deterioration in a wire insulator within
the lead connector block. This deterioration, when it occurs with other factors, can lead to an electrical short to the titanium case of the device,
resulting in the device’s inability to deliver therapy. There have been fifteen reports of the CONTAK RENEWAL failure in this way for
those devices built on or before August 26, 2004. These fifteen failures were noted from a group of 16,000 devices implanted worldwide. One of
these failures is reported to have lead to a patient death. Approximately 11,900 devices built on or before August 26, 2004 remain in service, with
approximately 6,700 of these devices still in service in the United States. Guidant has recommended that physicians follow-up with the patients
who have received the CONTAK RENWAL devices. Also, any patient who recently has received a defibrillation shock from this device, should
contact their physician immediately. If the patient and physician decide to replace the device, Guidant will provide the replacement at no charge.
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