Abbott Medical: Leadless Pacemaker

Recall Summary Abbott Medical is recalling Merlin Patient Care System software used with leadless pacemakers because a software malfunction may prevent the programmer from stopping a pacing capture threshold test. The affected software includes Merlin PCS 3650 programmer Model 3330 versions. This recall affects devices distributed nationwide across the United States.

Recalling firm
Abbott Medical
Product
Merlin" Patient Care System (PCS) software Merlin" PCS 3650 programmer Model 3330 software
Reason
Software malfunction may occur during pacing capture threshold test of pacemaker resulting in programmer not successfully communicating the command to terminate the test.
Classification
Class III
Category
medical device recall
Country
United States
Agency
FDA-DEVICES
Recall date
2026-05-12
Status
Open, Classified
Areas affected
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, ...
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. OUS: Not provided yet

Official recall notice from FDA-DEVICES

Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/daad8deb-60b3-4204-ad30-56db67b47fce