CLASS I Device recall · Reported 28 Feb 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds), Viva recalled
Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (Crhf) is recalling Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds), Viva, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 19 Dec 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0584-2018
- FDA event ID
- 78888
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (Crhf), Mounds View, MN
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 19 Dec 2017
- FDA classified
- 19 Apr 2018
- Reported
- 28 Feb 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Other
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Pacemakers & Defibrillators
Timeline
| 19 Dec 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 28 Feb 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +71 days |
| 19 Apr 2018 | Classified by FDA | +50 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Possible prevention of high and low voltage therapy in Medtronic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D).
Product as listed by the FDA
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds), Viva. Labeled as the following: a. Viva Quad S CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTBB1QQ); b. Viva Quad XT CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTBA1QQ); c. Viva S CRT-D DF1 (Product No. DTBB1D1); d. Viva XT CRT-D DF1 (Product No. DTBA1D1); e. Viva XT CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTBA1D4); EXPANSION: f. Viva Quad S CRT-D DF1 (Product No. DTBB1Q1); g. Viva Quad XT CRT-D DF1 (Product No. DTBA1Q1); h. Viva S CRT-D DF4 (Product No. DTBB1D4) Implantable devices that automatically detect and treat episodes of ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, fast ventricular tachycardia, and bradyarrhythmia. Some devices can also provide resynchronization therapy, including sequential biventricular pacing (CRT-D devices).
Where it was distributed
US Nationwide Distribution.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Possible prevention of high and low voltage therapy in Medtronic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D).
Which lots are affected?
a. Product No. DTBB1QQ: UDI 00643169530218 (Serial No. BLK204122H) (EXPANSION: Serial No. BLK202087H, BLK203257H, BLK204050H, BLK204435H); b. Product No. DTBA1QQ: UDI 00643169007222 (Serial No. BLC224272H) (EXPANSION: Serial No. BLC200490H, BLC205825H, BLC205826H, BLC205827H, BLC206202H, BLC206263H, BLC208305H, BLC208471H, BLC211869H, BLC215219H, BLC215544H, BLC218906H, BLC219515H, BLC220190H, BLC221044H, BLC221045H, BLC221046H, BLC221047H, BLC222903H, BLC223278H, BLC223517H, BLC224374H, BLC224553H, BLC224554H, BLC224555H, BLC224556H, BLC224655H, BLC225498H, BLC225502H, BLC225682H, BLC225734H, BLC226030H, BLC226031H, BLC226032H, BLC226033H, BLC226034H, BLC226035H, BLC226040H, BLC227270H, BLC227659H, BLC227662H, BLC205767H, BLC205828H, BLC211870H, BLC226988H, BLC227212H, BLC227728H, BLC227740H), 00643169530171 (Serial No. BLC227175H, BLC227641H); c. Product No. DTBB1D1: UDI 00643169007185 (Serial No. BLO204984H) EXPANSION: Serial No. BLO210650H, BLO212502H, BLO201695H, BLO204429H, BLO206930H, BLO207702H, BLO208974H, BLO210408H, BLO210409H, BLO210770H, BLO212131H, BLO212481H, BLO212491H, BLO212493H, BLO212503H, BLO212504H, BLO212505H, BLO212506H, BLO212507H, BLO212729H, BLO213454H, BLO213467H, BLO213468H, BLO213592H, BLO213780H, BLO213781H, BLO201347H, BLO201436H, BLO208063H, BLO212501H, BLO213783H, BLO213784H, BLO213786H); d. Product No. DTBA1D1: UDI 00643169530140 (Serial No. BLF253790H, BLF254092H, BLF250740H, BLF251155H), 00643169007246 (Serial No. BLF216780H, BLF231229H) (EXPANSION: Serial No. BLF243217H, BLF247858H, BLF202387H, BLF202535H, BLF204112H, BLF205853H, BLF206730H, BLF206788H, BLF207518H, BLF207678H, BLF210779H, BLF210782H, BLF211003H, BLF211357H, BLF211358H, BLF213450H, BLF213658H, BLF218473H, BLF219583H, BLF219667H, BLF221248H, BLF222061H, BLF224098H, BLF224106H, BLF224214H, BLF224230H, BLF224242H, BLF224253H, BLF224260H, BLF224386H, BLF224483H, BLF227680H, BLF227903H, BLF227947H, BLF228849H, BLF230968H, BLF232235H, BLF232254H, BLF234692H, BLF235138H, BLF237753H, BLF238241H, BLF238700H, BLF239221H, BLF239916H, BLF243268H, BLF243674H, BLF245571H, BLF245572H, BLF245893H, BLF246563H, BLF247381H, BLF247435H, BLF247466H, BLF248396H, BLF248398H, BLF248399H, BLF248400H, BLF248401H, BLF248402H, BLF248403H, BLF248464H, BLF249952H, BLF250022H, BLF250142H, BLF250143H, BLF250389H, BLF250392H, BLF250393H, BLF250751H, BLF251380H, BLF253085H, BLF253406H, BLF253407H, BLF253618H, BLF253795H, BLF253796H, BLF253798H, BLF253801H, BLF253802H, BLF253803H, BLF253806H, BLF253820H, BLF253853H, BLF254774H, BLF254776H, BLF254777H, BLF254778H, BLF254779H, BLF200834H, BLF205341H, BLF218472H, BLF218474H, BLF220892H, BLF224264H, BLF250752H, BLF205821H, BLF210550H, BLF222642H, BLF251852H, BLF253755H, BLF253852H, BLF253797H, BLF253799H), 00643169929296 (Serial No. BLF255165H, BLF255598H; e. Product No. DTBA1D4: UDI 00643169530157 (Serial No. BLE219903H), 00643169929302 (Serial No. BLE220200H), EXPANSION: UDI 00643169007239 (Serial No. BLE205339H, BLE203253H, BLE203582H, BLE203583H, BLE204049H, BLE205304H, BLE209377H, BLE209554H, BLE212368H, BLE213926H, BLE218673H, BLE218892H, BLE218902H, BLE219909H, BLE219911H, BLE219914H, BLE208468H, BLE204048H, BLE214123H, BLE217805H, BLE219910H, BLE220390H, BLE219912H); EXPANSION: f. Product No. DTBB1Q1: UDI 00643169017993 (Serial No. BLM201868H, BLM202644H, BLM202773H, BLM202775H); g. Product No. DTBA1Q1: UDI 00643169018013 (Serial No, BLD202507H, BLD202778H, BLD203541H, BLD207024H, BLD208443H, BLD209856H, BLD210102H, BLD210103H, BLD210175H, BLD210220H, BLD210223H, BLD210251H, BLD210257H, BLD210258H, BLD210259H, BLD210260H, BLD211370H, BLD211371H, BLD211681H, BLD211682H, BLD202666H, BLD210700H, BLD210738H, BLD211680H, BLD210699H); h. Product No. DTBB1D4: UDI 00643169007178 (Serial No. BLN201692H, BLN201722H, BLN202203H, BLN202897H, BLN204159H, BLN202355H)
Where was it sold?
US Nationwide Distribution.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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