FDAMarch 31, 2016device

Medtronic CareLink" Monitor (2490C) and Medtronic CareLink Express" Monitor (2020B) Product Usage: The 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 viewi...

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

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

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

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