Z-0892-06

VITALITY DS (model T125) and VITALITY 2 (models T165, 175) ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator)

Name: Z-0892-06 VITALITY DS (model T125) and VITALITY 2 (models T165, 175) ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator)
Creator: Guidant Corporation
Published: 2005-09-30
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Boston Scientific Corporation / initiated 2005-09-30 / Terminated / root cause: supplier

FDA source

Guidant Corporation began a recall of VITALITY DS (model T125) and VITALITY 2 (models T165, 175) ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator) on 2005-09-30. The reason FDA records is "Devices manufactured with batteries built on April 26 or 27, 2005, by a single operator, may have battery welds that may have been performed at settings outside of typical manufacturing specifications at the supplier". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as supplier.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0892-06
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2005-09-30
Posted: 2006-05-23
Terminated: 2007-01-16
Recalling firm: Boston Scientific Corporation
Product: VITALITY DS (model T125) and VITALITY 2 (models T165, 175) ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator)
Product code: LWP Implantable Pulse Generator, Pacemaker (Non-Crt)
Reason for recall: Devices manufactured with batteries built on April 26 or 27, 2005, by a single operator, may have battery welds that may have been performed at settings outside of typical manufacturing specifications at the supplier.
Root cause tag: supplier
FDA root cause: Other
Action: Guidant issued a Physicain letter, dated 10/25/05 to implanting/following physicians. The letter states the issues and reommends patient follow-up care every three months, as stated in published labeling. An Advisory Update, dated 12/20/05, was sent to physicians that describes the issue, states that here have been zero reports of battery weld failures on implanted devices and the results of laboratory testing (accelerated testing) in which they tried to induce the failure. The results of the testing induced 2 battery weld post failures. A projected rate of occurence was also given. Patient management recommendations have not changed.
Quantity in commerce: 40
Distribution: Nationwide (AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI). OUS to include: Australia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots: Model T125, serial numbers: 115233, 115234, 115237, 115239, 115240, 115241, 115335, 115370, 115399, 115400, 115479. Model T165, serial numbers: 110803, 110806, 110830, 110833, 110835, 110836, 111081, 111270, 111271, 111273, 111274, 111299, 111329, 111332, 111333, 111337, 111339, 111442, 111493, 111611, 111687, 111842, 111844, 111886, 111979, 112029, 112174, 112175. Model T175, serial number 109787.

Product code LWP

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

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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 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)