FDA recall Z-0399-2018

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure · Class II · device

Product

MyCareLink Patient Monitors. It is intended for used with a compatible Medtronic patient implanted heart device. The monitor is an external electronic device that interfaces with Medtronic implanted heart devices and a telecommunications connection to transmit stored implanted heart device data to the physician or clinician.

Reason for recall

Patients monitored on two (2) or more implanted Medtronic heart devices in the Medtronic CareLink Network may have potential impact on the ability to remotely monitor the patient's heart devices. Potential impacts could lead to missed CareAlert notifications or device reports.

Distribution

Domestic: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, Internationally: Austria, Belgium, Brunei, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2017-07-14
Report date
2018-01-31
Termination date
2024-06-28
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Mounds View, MN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0399-2018