Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure: Medical Device Recall in 2018 - (Recall #: Z-0399-2018)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2018.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

MyCareLink Patient Monitors. It is intended for used with a compatible Medtronic patient implanted heart device. The monitor is an external electronic device that interfaces with Medtronic implanted heart devices and a telecommunications connection to transmit stored implanted heart device data to the physician or clinician.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 14, 2017

Date Posted: January 31, 2018

Recall Number: Z-0399-2018

Event ID: 77964

Reason for Recall:

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1,519,984 enrollments total

Code Information:

Model (UPN/GTIN): 24950 (00643169292284, 00643169292345, 00643169292260, 00643169292529, 00643169292208, 00643169292192, 00643169292222, 00643169292239, 00643169292321, 00643169292215, 00643169292246, 00643169409132, 00643169292253, 00643169292277, 00643169292291, 00643169292307, 00643169292314, 00643169292338); 24950D (643169467163, 00643169441484, 00643169441101, 00643169367173, 00643169367227, 00643169367159, 00643169409156, 00643169367296, 00643169367302, 00643169367258, 00643169367180, 00643169367166, 00643169367210, 00643169367289, 00643169409149, 00643169367197, 00643169367142, 00643169367241, 00643169367203); 24950D1 (00643169486744); 24950E (00643169493667, 00643169493681, 00643169493698, 00643169493674, 00643169451988, 00643169452015, 00643169452107, 00643169452039, 00643169452121, 00643169452008, 00643169452145, 00643169452046, 00643169452022, 00643169452053, 00643169452138, 00643169452060, 00643169451995, 00643169452114, 00643169452152, 00643169452077, 00643169452084, 00643169452091); 24950F (00643169545274, 00643169552074); 24950G (00643169663039 00643169624337, 00643169599987, 00643169599994, 00643169624368, 00643169624351, 00643169624344, 00643169552104); 24950GLQ (00643169552289, 00643169552050, 00643169552067); 24950J (00643169840591, 00643169658011, 00643169658066, 00643169657892, 00643169658073, 00643169786196, 00643169658059, 00643169658028, 00643169658004, 00643169657908, 00643169657915, 00643169657946, 00643169657953, 00643169657960, 00643169657977, 00643169657984, 00643169657991, 00643169657922, 00643169657939, 00643169658042, 00643169658080, 00643169658097, 00643169657885, 00643169705746, 00643169658035); 24950JLQ (00643169658127, 00643169658134, 00643169658141, 00643169947115, 00643169705753); 24950K (00643169725270, 00643169725324, 00643169725201, 00643169725355, 00643169725331, 00643169725317, 00643169725287, 00643169725263, 00643169725294, 00643169725218, 00643169725232, 00643169725249, 00643169725256, 00643169725225, 00643169725300, 00643169725348, 00643169725195); 24950KLQ (00643169725362, 00643169725379, 00643169725386)

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated