Drug recall

Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer. Used to interrogate and program Medtronic and Vitatron implantable…

FDA recall event 84944 · Class II · Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)

Key facts

Event ID 84944
Recall numbers Z-1524-2020, Z-1525-2020
Recalling firm Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)
Product type Devices
Products Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer. Used to interrogate and program Medtronic and Vitatron implantable devices, such as pacemaker/ICD/CRT., Medtronic CareLink Encore 29901 Programmer. Used to interrogate and program Medtronic and Vitatron implantable devices, such as pacemaker/ICD/CRT.
Classification Class II
Status Ongoing
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall Medtronic Conexus Telemetry has been determined to contain two primary cyber vulnerabilities: improper access control and the cleartext transmission of sensitive information.
Initiation date Jan 30, 2020
Report date Mar 25, 2020
City Mounds View
State MN
Country United States
FEI number 2182208

At a glance

  • 1–9 Products in this recall
  • 10–99 FDA inspections of this firm (FEI)

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