Reported Feb 13, 2019 · Terminated

MEDTRONIC CARELINK 29901 Programmer for Medtronic and Vitaron Devices

Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · 8200 Coral Sea St Ne · Mounds View, MN · 55112-4391

Is this the product you have?

  • MEDTRONIC CARELINK 29901 Programmer for Medtronic and Vitaron Devices
Lot codes and dates
  • UPN Lot Serial #

    2,414 of 2,414 codes

    • 00643169763548
    • JVD101565P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD101641P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD102984P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD103032P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD103329P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD103735P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104028P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104036P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104051P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104100P
    • 00643169369030
    • JVD002238P
    • 00643169369030
    • JVD002367P
    • 00643169369030
    • JVD002630P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD100423P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD100558P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD100793P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD101197P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD101399P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD102238P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD102630P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD102774P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD103626P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD103741P
    • 00643169763548
    • JVD103830P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD103921P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104107P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104453P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104483P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104484P
    • 00643169763593
    • JVD104486P
Amount recalled
33007 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The Medtronic CareLink Encore 29901 programmer system is comprised of prescription devices indicated for use in the interrogation and programming of implantable medical devices. Prior to use, refer to the Programmer Reference Guide as well as the appropriate programmer software and implantable device technical manuals for more information related to specific implantable device models. Programming should be attempted only by appropriately trained personnel after careful study of the technical manual for the implantable device and after careful determination of appropriate parameter values based on the patient's condition and pacing system used. The Medtronic CareLink Encore 29901 programmer must be used only for programming implantable devices manufactured by Medtronic or Vitatron.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Feb 2, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:50 PM UTC

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