Device recall: Medtronic RestoreUltra, model 37712, and RestoreSensor, model 37714, Multi-program Rechargeable Neurostimulator for…
Class II FDA enforcement event 66506. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Medtronic notified customers regarding Loss of Stimulation of specific Implantable Neuro-Stimulators under the following specific conditions: Switching between groups with Multiple programs or creating program groups. Therapy can be restored with the Physician Recharge mode (RPM) of the Implantable Neurostimulator Recharger (INSR).
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
The recalling firm started this device recall on 30 Sep 2013. The FDA record names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The firm address in the FDA record is in Minneapolis, MN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 66506 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 20 Nov 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 20 Nov 2015.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) including Puerto Rico; and countries of: Algeria, Aruba, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus,…
Recalling firm
The name is withheld, Minneapolis, MN.
The FDA record gives the name of a person as the recalling firm. This site does not show the names of persons.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0278-2014 | Medtronic RestoreUltra, model 37712, and RestoreSensor, model 37714, Multi-program Rechargeable Neurostimulator for Spinal Cord Stimulation. | 64,163 | Class II | Terminated | 20 Nov 2013 |
| Z-0279-2014 | Medtronic Activa PC, model 37601, and Activa RC, model 37612, Activa SC, models 37602 and 37603. Multi-program Rechargeable Neurostimulator for Deep Brain Stimulation. | 62,634 | Class II | Terminated | 20 Nov 2013 |
openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports.
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Enforcement report: The FDA publication that lists recalls. It has one record for each product of a recall.
Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.
Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class II
- 90%
- Product records in this event
- 2
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0278-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 66506. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/66506/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) including Puerto Rico; and countries of: Algeria, Aruba, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 66506?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
64,163
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 90% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class II.