Events

Recall of Device Recall MyCareLink Smart Patient Monitor

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure.

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
    77964
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0400-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-07-14
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=158358
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Pulse generator, permanent, implantable - Product Code NVZ
  • Reason
    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.
  • Action
    Customers were notified via letter on 07/14/2017. Medtronic communicated that an updated Clinician Instructions for Use has been released with the following updated information: In patients with more than one Medtronic implanted hear device, device data may not be able to transmit from any of the implanted devices to the physician via the Monitor; The patient could potentially transmit device data unintentionally from one of the implanted heart devices when attempting to transmit from another device implanted in the same patient; and a Medtronic Programmer can be used to obtain data from each implanted heart device. Instructions included to ensure all appropriate personnel are notified of this correction.

Device

Device Recall MyCareLink Smart Patient Monitor
  • Model / Serial
    Model 25000, UPN/GTIN 00643169527546, 00643169569744, 00643169666337, 00643169697843¿, 00643169862876, 00643169697850, 00643169742246, 00643169862883, 00643169666375, 00643169666382, 00643169666344, 00643169666351, 00643169666368, 00643169666320, 00643169590397, 00643169527584, 00643169527591, 00643169527553, 00643169527560, 00643169527577, 00643169947108
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • 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
  • Product Description
    MyCareLink Smart Patient Monitors. || It is intended for use with a compatible Medtronic patient implanted heart device. The reader is a portable electronic device that communicates with an implanted heart device
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

Manufacturer

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
  • Manufacturer Address
    Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure, 8200 Coral Sea St NE, Mounds View MN 55112-4391
  • 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
    USFDA