Greatbatch Medical

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Top device categories

• Permanent Pacemaker ElectrodeDTB1,469
• Introducer, CatheterDYB222
• ImpactorHWA125
• Orthopedic Manual Surgical InstrumentLXH125
• ReamerHTO54
• Pacemaker Lead AdaptorDTD43
• RaspHTR23
• Battery, Replacement, RechargeableMOQ7
• Catheter, PercutaneousDQY6
• BroachHTQ5

Recent recalls

• 2016-11-29TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm

  Greatbatch, Offset Cup Impactor with the following Parts and Catalogue #: Tl0600 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T10491 MIMP3100CHA04 T12230 M2M1P3100CHA04 T15752 ~MMP3100CHA04 T15949 ~MMP3100CHA04 T17238 MMP3100CHA04 T9954 MMP3100CHA04 T9955 MMP3100CHA04 T8468 MMP3100CHA04 T11506 MMP3100CHA13 T10281 MMP3100CHA04 T8044 ~MMP3100CHA04 T17203 87-4 20-00980 T8177 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T16934 MMP3100CHA62 Tll340 SHP9109.00010 T8043 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T17321 MMPP3100CHA04 T15311 GG920010029 T1 7650 255000110 T8143 803-t 1-103 Tl4384 EK-00200690 T1666t XEB227242 T9316 MIMP3100CHA04 Tl3642 500325 T10753 ~MMP3100CH04 T9348 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T13480 MMP3100CHA042 T10243 ~MIMP3001CHA08 Tll209 ~ MMP300CHA12 Tl0861 MMP3100CHA04 T16427 MMP3100CHA04 T9894 :-. MMP3100CHA04 T12861 MMP3100CHA\041 T8088 2002CUPI T1661 1 T16611 Standard Offset Cup Impactors are handheld, reusable surgical instruments used to position and seat acetabular cups into the reamed acetabulum during hip joint replacement surgery. They are equipped with a suitable connection system to the acetabular cup (e.g. a thread) and can be supplied with a fixed or removable shock absorber. A hammer is used to deliver the necessary impact to an anvil (or impactor disc) at the rear end of the instrument.

  On December 17, 2015, Greatbatch discovered that the Standard Offset Cup Impactor with a POM-C handle grip failed sterility testing when housed in a dedicated instrument case using the sterilization parameters identified in the Standard Offset Cup Impactors Instructions for Use (IFU).

• 2016-11-18TerminatedProcess design

  Greatbatch Stiffer Coaxial Micro-Introducer. Model #/ Name: 10904-001 Stiffer Coaxial Micro-Introducer 4FR; 10904-002 Stiffer Coaxial Micro-Introducer 5FR. The radiopaque Stiffer Coaxial Micro-Introducer (Figure 1) consists of a dilator and sheath, available in 4FR and 5FR. The inner dilator includes a stainless steel stiffening hypotube. The Coaxial Micro-Introducer is indicated for percutaneous introduction of up to a 0.038 in. guidewire or catheter into the vascular system through an initial puncture of a 21G introducer. The device is sold to customers in a bulk non-sterile configuration.

  Greatbatch Medical has identified an issue with the Stiffer Coaxial Micro-Introducer 4FR and 5FR after a field complaint reported that the rotating luer detached from the dilator hub during use.

• 2014-05-13TerminatedIncorrect or no expiration date

  Coaxial Micro-Introducer Kit. Greatbatch Part Number/Bard Access Systems Order Number/Part Description 10636-001 8004011 Kit Coax 10 Pack 4FR Bard 10636-002 8005011 Kit Coax 10 Pack 5FR Bard 10636-007 8004012 Kit Coax 10 Pack 4FR Bard 10636-008 8005012 Kit Coax 10 Pack 5FR Bard 10636-009 8004022 Kit Coax 10 Pack 5FR Bard 10636-010 8005022 Kit Coax 10 Pack 5FR Bard The Coaxial Micro-Introducer set contains a 21 gauge disposable introducer needle, 0.018 inch floppy tip guidewire, and a radiopaque Coaxial Micro Introducer consisting of a sheath and dilator. The Coaxial Micro-Introducer Set is used to introduce up to a 0.038 inch guidewire or catheter into the vascular system following a small 21 gauge needle stick.

  Greatbatch identified that the documentation does not support the five-year shelf life of the Bard Access Division Coaxial Micro-Introducer Set.

• 2014-03-06TerminatedProcess design

  Greatbatch Medical, Offset Cup Impactor. Part Numbers: P9485, T10243, T10281, T10287, T10484, T10491, T10507, T10600, T10604, T10753, T10861, T11209, T11340, T12121, T12230, T12288, T12305, T12391, T12699, T12767, T12861, T13344, T13480, T13642, T13722, T13999, T14155, T14384, T15311, T15752, T15822, T15949, T16117, T16427, T16604, T16611, T16661, T16829, T16934, T17062, T17203, T17238, T17321, T6318, T7821, T8042, T8043, T8044, T8087, T8088, T8093, T8095, T8177, T8184, T8277, T8310, T8333, T8468, T8487, T9109, T9196, T9205, T9316, T9348, T9360, T9556, T9557, T9747, T9894, T9954, T9955, T9999. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is a reusable instrument used during acetabular replacement surgery to implant an acetabular cup. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is provided non-sterile and must be sterilized prior to use in a surgery. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is used to implant cups during many minimally invasive surgical approaches to Total Hip Arthroplasty ( ri-IA). EXPANDED 3-28-2014: The following Part Numbers are also affected: P10270, P6427, P6464, P6501, P7611, P7640, P7794, P7927, P8233, P8590, T10006, T10261, T10606, T10835, T11095, T11506, T11622, T12081, T12083, T12124, T12125, T13435, T13527, T14174, T15262, T15515, T16418, T16551, T16552, T16553, T17272, T5709, T6744, T7751, T9195.

  Greatbatch Medical has initiated a global Field Corrective Action for the Standard Offset Cup Impactor since the product was first released in 2004. Greatbatch has identified through internal Sterility Assurance Level validation testing that a sterility assurance level of 10-6 is not achieved on the Standard Offset Cup Impactor when it is subjected to the steam sterilization cycles and associated dry times that are specified in the current Instructions For Use (IFU) provided with the device. The Standard Offset Cup Impactor is provided non-sterile and must be sterilized prior to use in a surgery. Greatbatch has not received any reports of deaths, illnesses, injuries, or other adverse effects associated with this issue.

• 2013-06-27TerminatedProcess control

  Cordis a Johnson & Johnson Company, RadialSource Spring Wire Transradial Access Kit. Manufacturer Greatbatch Medical 2300 Berkshire Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55441, Distributor Cordis Corporation 14201 North West 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014. Baxter's lnfusors SV Elastomeric Infusion Device is a single-use, disposable elastomeric infusion pump indicated tor patients requiring slow, continuous intravenous, intra-arterial, subcutaneous, or epidural administration of medications at a constant flow rate. The device is also indicated for the administration of bolus doses of medication upon patient demand when used in conjunction with the Patient Control Module. lt is suitable for use in the hospital or home setting.

  Cordis Corporation, Inc and Greatbatch Medical are recalling one lot of the cordis RADIALSOURCE Spring Wire Transradial Access Kit product. Some units were manufactured with an undersized vessel dilator tip, too small to slide over the guidewire.

• 2013-01-30TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  45 Angle Driver / Z-H, Greatbatch Medical 10 000 Wahrie Drive, Clarance, NY 14031. Model #: P2661, P2662, T3635, T5586,T6031, T6164,T10161, T12628,T14879, T16422,T2487,T2713,T116057, T13635, MPU260045AO01, MPU260045ZH01. The Driver is intended to act as an interface between the cutting tool and a motorized driving system (i.e. surgical drill).

  Greatbatch Medical has initiated a global voluntary recall and market withdrawal of its entire Small Angled Driver 45 product line. Greatbatch has received reports of noisy and / or rough operation when using these Small Angled Drivers.

• 2012-12-22TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  Biosense Webster MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath. Small Curve catalog no. D140010, Large Curve catalog no. D140011. The MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath is a flexible tipped percutaneous catheter introducer (or guiding sheath) designed for gaining access to the coronary systems. The device features adjustable tip geometry through use of a rotating handle to deflect the catheter. This catheter is assembled with a hemostasis valve and a sideport infusion line. The MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath is intended for introducing various cardiovascular catheters into the heart, including the left side of the heart through the interatrial septum.

  Greatbatch Medical observed some anomalies of the inner lumen of the MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheaths upon implementation of a new visual inspection tool. The anomalies may include loose, string-like liner material, liner abrasion (fraying), and/or attached string-like liner material (from scratches or damage on the inner wall of sheath lumen).

• 2012-10-24TerminatedDevice Design

  Biosense Webster MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath. Small Curve catalog no. D140010, Large Curve catalog no. D140011. The MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath is a flexible tipped percutaneous catheter introducer (or guiding sheath) designed for gaining access to the coronary systems. The device features adjustable tip geometry through use of a rotating handle to deflect the catheter. This catheter is assembled with a hemostasis valve and a sideport infusion line. The MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath is intended for introducing various cardiovascular catheters into the heart. Including the left side of the heart through the interatrial septum.

  We are notifying you of a potential interaction between therapeutic catheters and MobiCath Bi-Directional Guiding Sheaths. We became aware of these interactions while investigating recent complaints regarding catheters "self-advancing" while being used in conjunction with the MobiCath Sheaths.

• 2012-09-26TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  Boston Scientific, Z Flex 270, Steerable Sheath, Sterile EO, Rx only, Distributed by Boston Scientific Corporation, One Boston Scientific Place, Natick, MA 01760-1537, Manufactured by Greathbatch Medical, 2300 Berkshire Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55441. To facilitate transvenous introduction of diagnostic / therapeutic catheters into the vasculature and into the chambers of the heart.

  During the investigation of four returned Z Flex 270 Steerable Sheaths that were used with cardiac cryoablation balloon catheters, the internal PTFE sheath liners were found to display varying degrees of damage that could pose an embolic risk to a patient.

• 2010-11-02TerminatedEmployee error

  enpath medical Myopore Sutureless Myocardial Pacing Lead, Bipolar (labeled as Unipolar) Connector, , REF 511212. 54 cm. Distributed by Guidant/CPI. Contents in unopened, undamaged package have been sterilized by ethylene oxide gas. Manufactured by enpath medical, Inc., 2300 Berkshire Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55441 USA.

  The Myopore Bipolar Epicardial Leads packaging is labeled as unipolar leads. The lead body itself is correctly labeled as bipolar. This could result in a bipolar lead being implanted with a pulse generator operating in unipolar mode.