Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer. Used to interrogate and program Medtronic and Vitatron implantable devices, such as pacemaker/ICD/CRT.
Reported: March 25, 2020 Initiated: January 30, 2020 #Z-1524-2020
Product Description
Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer. Used to interrogate and program Medtronic and Vitatron implantable devices, such as pacemaker/ICD/CRT.
Reason for Recall
Medtronic Conexus Telemetry has been determined to contain two primary cyber vulnerabilities: improper access control and the cleartext transmission of sensitive information.
Details
- Recalling Firm
- Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF)
- Units Affected
- 23,180 devices
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide including Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Peru, Bermuda, Barbados, Ecuador, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, Jamaica, Japan, Belgium, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Austria, Suriname, Netherlands, Aruba, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Czech Republic, Ireland, France, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Guadeloupe, Reunion, Mauritius, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Namibia, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Macedonia, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Jordan, Morocco, Belarus, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Egypt, Turkey, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia, Cyprus, Oman, Slovenia, Algeria, Malta, Croatia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kuwait, Latvia, Ukraine, Andorra, Burkina Faso, Nepal, Mayotte, French Guiana, Martinique, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Yemen, Slovakia, Iran, Canada, Lithuania, United States, Cote D'Ivoire, Nicaragua, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan, Albania, Ghana, India, Israel, Guam, American Samoa, Korea, Armenia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Australia, Taiwan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Singapore, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, Angola, Rwanda, Northern Mariana Islands, Senegal, Cameroon, Botswana,Russian Federation, Montenegro, China, Turkmenistan, St. Maarten, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands Antilles, Cuba, Romania, Mongolia, Kosovo, Tajikistan, Benin, Ethiopia, Moldova, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Thailand
- Location
- Mounds View, MN
Frequently Asked Questions
What product was recalled? ▼
Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer. Used to interrogate and program Medtronic and Vitatron implantable devices, such as pacemaker/ICD/CRT.. Recalled by Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF). Units affected: 23,180 devices.
Why was this product recalled? ▼
Medtronic Conexus Telemetry has been determined to contain two primary cyber vulnerabilities: improper access control and the cleartext transmission of sensitive information.
Which agency issued this recall? ▼
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on March 25, 2020. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1524-2020.
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