Update on low voltage capacitor in subset of COGNIS® CRT-Ds and TELIGEN® ICDs manufactured prior to December 2009

A Dear Healthcare Professional Letter has been issued by Boston Scientific Asia Pacific Pte Ltd to provide an update on subsets of COGNIS® CRT-Ds and TELIGEN® ICDs that experienced an increased rate of premature battery depletion due to compromised performance of a low voltage (LV) capacitor. Healthcare professionals are advised to follow-up with their affected patients at the first opportunity within 3 months to perform software upgrade which will enhance detection of the compromised capacitor. Please refer to the letter for more details.

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.