Z-0868-2020Class II

Cyberonics VNS Therapy AspireHC Model 105 Generator, 26-0007-4000/3. The firm name on the label is...

Name: Z-0868-2020 Cyberonics VNS Therapy AspireHC Model 105 Generator, 26-0007-4000/3. The firm name on the label is...
Creator: LivaNova USA Inc
Published: 2018-11-16
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

LivaNova USA, Inc. / initiated 2018-11-16 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

LivaNova USA Inc began a recall of Cyberonics VNS Therapy AspireHC Model 105 Generator, 26-0007-4000/3. The firm name on the label is CYBERONICS, INC., Houston, TX. Vagus nerve stimulator on 2018-11-16. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "This recall is an expansion of Z-3019-2017 and Z-3020-2017, which was initiated to fix the devices premature battery depletion, caused by electrical leakage on the circuit board assemblies of the Models 105 and 106...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0868-2020
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2018-11-16
Posted: 2020-01-27
Terminated: 2022-12-12
Recalling firm: LivaNova USA, Inc.
Product: Cyberonics VNS Therapy AspireHC Model 105 Generator, 26-0007-4000/3. The firm name on the label is CYBERONICS, INC., Houston, TX. Vagus nerve stimulator.
Product code: LYJ Stimulator, Autonomic Nerve, Implanted For Epilepsy
Reason for recall: This recall is an expansion of Z-3019-2017 and Z-3020-2017, which was initiated to fix the devices premature battery depletion, caused by electrical leakage on the circuit board assemblies of the Models 105 and 106 generators. *Note this recall occurred in November 2018.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Manufacturing material removal
Action: The recalling firm issued Dear Doctor letters dated 11/16/2018 explaining the reason for the voluntary correction and pointing out a correction was previously initiated in June, 2017, related to this issue for devices distributed prior to October, 2015.
Quantity in commerce: 106 devices
Distribution: Distribution US nationwide, including Puerto Rico. There was no foreign/military/government consignees.
Product codes and lots: Serial numbers 35794, 37762, 37792, 37872, 37874, 37881, 37885, 37889, 37890, 37893, 37913, 37915, 37916, 37965, 37975, 37977, 37984, 37987, 37988, 37990, 38051, 38054, 38068, 38132, 38148, 38153, 38154, 38155, 38162, 38173, 38210, 38224, 38226, 38239, 38240, 38243, 38245, 38246, 38248, 38249, 38252, 38268, 38272, 38273, 38274, 38275, 38277, 38279, 38282, 38284, 38292, 38293, 38296, 38299, 38302, 38306, 38308, 38312, 38314, 38315, 38319, 38321, 38326, 38330, 38344, 38443, 38464, 38490, 38505, 38517, 38529, 38530, 38549, 38561, 38564, 38565, 38625, 38628, 38651, 38661, 38689, 38691, 38698, 38702, 38719, 38722, 38730, 38735, 38745, 38751, 38754, 38755, 38771, 38773, 38775, 38779, 38800, 38804, 38805, 38809, 39334, 39344, 39347, 39354, 39362, and 39731. The expiration date range is 2/25/2017-5/1/2017.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0868-2020
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-0868-2020	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2020-02-05	2020-01-27
Z-0869-2020	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2020-02-05	2020-01-27

Product code LYJ

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)