Programmers & Remote Monitoring Software Apps: 29901 CareLink Encore… — Class II medical device recall Z-0240-2020
Ongoing recall by Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF), reported 2019-11-06. There is a potential for Medtronic programmer and remote monitoring software applications to display an inaccu
| Recall number | Z-0240-2020 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF), Mounds View, MN, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2019-10-03 |
| Classified | 2019-10-29 |
| Reported by FDA | 2019-11-06 |
| Quantity | 6,713 units |
| Reason classes | software |
| Serial numbers | JVD000209P, JVD000233P, JVD000242P, JVD000243P, JVD000244P, JVD000245P, JVD000246P, JVD000247P, JVD000248P, JVD000249P, JVD000250P, JVD000251P, JVD000252P, JVD000253P, JVD000254P, JVD000255P, JVD000256P, JVD000257P, JVD000258P, JVD000259P, JVD000260P, JVD000261P, JVD000262P, JVD000263P, JVD000264P and 475 more |
Product
Programmers & Remote Monitoring Software Apps: 29901 CareLink Encore Programmer
Reason for recall
There is a potential for Medtronic programmer and remote monitoring software applications to display an inaccurate remaining longevity estimate for a subset of implanted cardiac device models. This issue does not impact device functionality.
Machine access
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