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Device recall: Medtronic MiniMed 630G 6025805-003_C, Rx Only Medtronic MiniMed 670G 6025805-005_B, Rx Only Medtronic MiniMed 640G (Inte
Medtronic Inc. (Northridge, CA) initiated this device recall on 3 Oct 2018; FDA lists 1 product record under event 81246, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 92% of the 1,074 device enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Medtronic Inc. has 47 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Medtronic Inc., Northridge, CA.
Reason for recall
"Reports of occurrences in which insulin pumps with version 4.10 software have failed to make expected audio sounds during alerts, alarms or sirens. This could cause a user to miss system notifications, alarms or sirens associated with how the pump is working, and with high and low glucose alerts."
Distribution
"US: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, VT, SC, SD, TN, TX,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0683-2019 | Medtronic MiniMed 630G 6025805-003_C, Rx Only Medtronic MiniMed 670G 6025805-005_B, Rx Only Medtronic MiniMed 640G (International) | 142889 | Class II | Ongoing | 2 Jan 2019 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Medtronic Inc.
All 47 events for Medtronic Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Reports of occurrences in which insulin pumps with version 4.10 software have failed to make expected audio sounds during alerts, alarms or sirens. This could cause a user to miss system notifications, alarms or sirens associated with how the pump is working, and with high and low glucose alerts."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, VT, SC, SD, TN, TX,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.