Events

Recall of Medtronic Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2016-RN-00644-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-07
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-00644-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    In february 2016, medtronic issued a medical device hazard alert communication that indicated medtronic reveal linq insertable cardiac monitors (icms) could experience a performance issue that affects the recommended replacement time (rrt) alert. this original communication named phase 1, also explained that medtronic was awaiting a software update to address this issue.Medtronic has now developed the necessary software and is ready to begin applying this update to all reveal linq icms which constitutes phase 2 of the alert.Once installed, this software update will reset rrt & end of service (eos) status and re-enable wireless transmissions for devices that have experienced premature rrt /eos. the update will also prevent the occurrence of premature rrt alerts due to this issue. refer to the original communication for additional details (rc-2016-rn-00202-1).
  • Action
    Medtronic will be providing a software update as a permanent correction. For more information, please see https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/medtronic-reveal-linq-insertable-cardiac-monitor. This action has been closed-out on 17/02/2017.

Device

Medtronic Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)
  • Model / Serial
    Medtronic Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) Model LNQ11 ARTG Number: 218791
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Manufacturer comment
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    DHTGA