Guidant Corporation DISCOVERY (model nos. 1174, 1175, 1273, 1274 and 1275) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation , Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. DISCOVERY pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Guidant. The family consists of both dual-chamber and single-chamber models, offering adaptive-rate therapy. DISCOVERY pacemakers use an accelerometer that allows the pacing rate to adapt to the patient's changing metabo Recall
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DISCOVERY (model nos. 1174, 1175, 1273, 1274 and 1275) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene oxide. Guidant Corporation , Cardiac Rhythm Management, 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. DISCOVERY pacemakers are multiprogrammable pacemakers from Guidant. The family consists of both dual-chamber and single-chamber models, offering adaptive-rate therapy. DISCOVERY pacemakers use an accelerometer that allows the pacing rate to adapt to the patient's changing metabo
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Guidant Corporation
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Products Sold
Affected devices may be contained in the following serial number ranges. Model 1174: INITIAL RECALL Serial numbers 109017 thru 115660. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers104205 thru 117464. Model 1175: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 200731 thru 202199. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 200251 thru 202787 Model 1273: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 315516 thru 324528. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 306216 thru 601338. Model 1274: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 296080 thru 496546. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 404822 thru 498144. Model 1275: INITIAL RECALL serial numbers 500705 thru 501661. EXPANDED RECALL serial numbers 500211 thru 502015.
Guidant Corporation is recalling DISCOVERY (model nos. 1174, 1175, 1273, 1274 and 1275) pacemaker. Sterilized with gaseous ethylene due to A hermetic sealing component utilized in the device may experience a gradual degradation, resulting in a higher than normal moisture content within th. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
A hermetic sealing component utilized in the device may experience a gradual degradation, resulting in a higher than normal moisture content within the pacemeaker case late in the device's service life.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
INITIAL RECALL Urgent medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter dated 07/18/05 was issued to physicians listing clinical Implications and patient management recommendations. EXPANDED RECALL Press was issued January 23, 2006. Urgent Medical Device Safety Information & Corrective Action letter, dated 01/21/06, was issued to physicians listing a summary of previous communication to physicians, advisory population update, and information relative to a second population of devices manufactured between October 19, 1998 and December 5, 2000. This letter gives the observed rate of occurrence, clinical implications, projected rate of occurrence and recommendations.
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View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026