“We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
RF enabled St. Jude Medical Ellipse, Fortify Assura, Unify Assura, and Quadra Assura Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Assurity and Allure Pacemakers when used with Merlin@home RF Remote Monitoring Transmitter Model EX1150All model numbers affected ARTG Number (Merlin@home Remote Monitoring System): 161670