AB Recall

Yes, there WAS a recall a while ago. Supplier B's implants had a slightly higher rate of failure than Supplier A's internal parts. As soon as this was discovered, Advanced Bionics pulled all unimplanted internal parts and replaced them. I am impressed by their integrity and speed of action.

Did I freak out a little, wondering if my Little Guy was implanted by Supplier B's product. Yes, of course I did. So I called Sandy Mintz at AB (she has an implant herself!) and asked her about the recall. She said if there were any problems with my son's implant, we would have most likely known about it by now. We talked a bit more, and I immediately felt reassured and not worried about my Little Guy's implant. And I was even more impressed with the proactive actions on Advanced Bionics side of the issue.

I've also read about Linda's thoughts on this issue, and it helped reading about it from an adult user's point of view. As a parent, I enjoy hearing experiences and thoughts from adults who can better describe their feelings than my son. He has the VOCABULARY and SPEECH to tell me what he's thinking, but is an almost eight year old boy who likes to keep his thoughts to himself, too.

Well, bottom line is I'm not worried. We have since moved away from Little Guy's implant center, haven't heard from them, so I'm wondering if I'll get a letter from AB that he has Supplier B's internal part. How will I react if I get that letter? Right now I can tell you with certainty that it won't/doesn't bother me one iota. My son is doing fine, and I'm more concerned about how he will do with the 120-channel programming when it is released. Coming to an implant center near you, sometime in the future... ;)