Reported May 11, 2016 · Terminated
Medtronic CareLink" Monitor (2490C) and Medtronic CareLink Express" Monitor (2020B) Product Usage: The 2490C CareLink…
Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
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 · 8200 Coral Sea St NE · Mounds View, MN · 55112-4391
Is this the product you have?
- Medtronic CareLink" Monitor (2490C) and Medtronic CareLink Express"
- Monitor (2020B) Product UsageThe 2490C CareLink Home Monitors and 2020B CareLink Express Monitors are remote monitoring systems that interrogate implanted devices and transmit the data to Medtronic s CareLink Network for viewing by the physician. The data is transmitted either through an analog telephone line, a cellular connection or an internet connection
- Lot codes and dates
- Model Serial Number
3,620 of 3,620 codes
2020BLPH003245P2020BLPH004235P2020BLPH004270P2020BLPH004448P2020BLPH004578P2020BLPH006282P2020BLPH006598P2020BLPH006892P2490CIJX010143A2490CIJX010218A2490CIJX010291A2490CIJX010304A2490CIJX010320A2490CIJX010414A2490CIJX010416A2490CIJX010441A2490CIJX010474A2490CIJX010489A2490CIJX010501A2490CIJX010521A2490CIJX014234A2490CIJX014380A2490CIJX014382A2490CIJX014387A2490CIJX014436A2490CIJX014473A2490CIJX014502A2490CIJX014591A2490CIJX019468A2490CIJX019469A
- Model Serial Number
- Amount recalled
- 5038
Why it was recalled
A recent firmware update developed by Medtronic for the 2490C CareLink Monitors and 2020B CareLink Express Monitors included incorrect data on the country analog modem dial-up configuration table used to dial into the CareLink Network. This incorrect data resulted in the removal of the 0 prefix necessary for select countries as well as an incorrect alignment of phone numbers for other select cou
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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