FDA recall record

Advanced Bionics AB HiResolution Bionic Ear System, HiRes Ultra CI, MS Electrode - Product recall — FDA Z-2033-2020

hearing performance degradation due to body-fluid entering the device.

Class IIclassification
Z-2033-2020official record ID
May 27, 2020report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-2033-2020
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmAdvanced Bionics, LLC
Report dateMay 27, 2020
Recall initiation dateFeb 17, 2020
Quantity14068 units (CI-1600-04 = 9772 units and CI-1600-05 = 4296 units)
LocationValencia, CA, United States

Official product description

AB HiResolution Bionic Ear System, HiRes Ultra CI, MS Electrode - Product Usage: The device is intended to restore a level of auditory sensation to patients with profound sensorineural deafness via electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve.

Why the product was recalled

hearing performance degradation due to body-fluid entering the device.

Distribution information

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Canada, Brazil, Bangladesh, Switzerland, China, Australia, India, South Korea, Thailand, Ecuador, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Japan, Argentina, Peru, Singapore, China, New Zealand, Vietnam, Dominican Republic Refer to uploaded consignee lists in Associated Documents: Exhibit 05_ConsigneeList_Center_17FEB2020 Exhibit 06_ConsigneeList_Professionals_17FEB2020 Exhibit 07_ConsigneeList_Patients_17RFEB2020

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: E-Mail.

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