Potential for shocks to be ~79% of the programmed energy as a result of a safety feature, Short Circuit Protection, designed to truncate delivered energy to protect the device when unexpected current is detected during HV therapy.
ANZCDACC Hazard Alert June 2022
Device:
Medtronic Cobalt XT™, Cobalt™ and Crome™ Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds)
TGA Reference: RC-2022-RN-00811-1
Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG):
339481, 339482, 339483, 339484, 339485, 339486, 339487, 339488, 339489, 339490, 339491, 339492, 341547, 341548, 341549, 341551, 341552, 341555, 341556, 341557, 341558, 341553, 341550, 341554