Recall record at a glance
| Official record | Z-1524-2020 |
|---|---|
| Category | Medical Device Recalls |
| Classification | Class II |
| FDA record status | Ongoing |
| Recalling firm | Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) |
| Report date | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Recall initiation date | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Quantity | 23,180 devices |
| Location | Mounds View, MN, United States |
Official product description
Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer. Used to interrogate and program Medtronic and Vitatron implantable devices, such as pacemaker/ICD/CRT.
Why the product was recalled
Medtronic Conexus Telemetry has been determined to contain two primary cyber vulnerabilities: improper access control and the cleartext transmission of sensitive information.
Distribution information
Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide including Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Peru, Bermuda, Barbados, Ecuador, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, Jamaica, Japan, Belgium, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Austria, Suriname, Netherlands, Aruba, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Czech Republic, Ireland, France, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Guadeloupe, Reunion, Mauritius, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Namibia, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Macedonia, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Jordan, Morocco, Belarus, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Egypt, Turkey, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia, Cyprus, Oman, Slovenia, Algeria, Malta, Croatia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kuwait, Latvia, Ukraine, Andorra, Burkina Faso, Nepal, Mayotte, French Guiana, Martinique, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Yemen, Slovakia, Iran, Canada, Lithuania, United States, Cote D'Ivoire, Nicaragua, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan, Albania, Ghana, India, Israel, Guam, American Samoa, Korea, Armenia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Australia, Taiwan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Singapore, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, Angola, Rwanda, Northern Mariana Islands, Senegal, Cameroon, Botswana,Russian Federation, Montenegro, China, Turkmenistan, St. Maarten, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands Antilles, Cuba, Romania, Mongolia, Kosovo, Tajikistan, Benin, Ethiopia, Moldova, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Thailand
How to read the classification
FDA Class II indicates a situation in which use of or exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious consequences is remote. The classification shown here comes from the FDA record.
Additional record details
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.
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