According to the company Cochlear has issued a voluntary recall on its unimplanted Nucleus CI500 range devices. The company cites an unspecified failure of the device. The company is offering an older model as replacement for the recalled product. Consumers are advised to contact Cochlear for a product exchange.
Commentary
Typically companies do not voluntarily recall their products. One can probably assume the failure the company wishes not to disclose is a relatively serious one. A voluntary recall will often be issued as a posturing measure by a company before a mandatory recall is handed down by the USCPSC or FDA. The idea here is to mitigate liability while protecting the brand name hence the move back to an older line of product.
Texas Product Liability Attorney Michael Grossman
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